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Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

August 28th 2009 07:23
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The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is held during August in Bristol, England. Teams from the UK and other parts of the world bring their hot air balloons to the site and participate in mass ascents where as many as 100 balloons may launch at a time.
Bristol Balloon Festival - Up


The event is one of the largest in Europe and it is common to have crowds of over 100,000 on each of the four days of the festival. It takes place in a large country estate Ashton Court. Mass launches are made twice a day, at 6am and 6pm, subject to weather conditions.
Bristol Balloon Festival Scenery

One popular attraction is the night glow, when balloons are inflated and glow to music after dark. These are held on the opening thursday night at appox 9:30pm,followed by a spectacular fireworks display. Some see these as the highlight of the fiesta. Another attraction is the large number of special shaped balloons which take off.

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*Images sourced from The Daily Telegraph.
**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the WIkipedia article for Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
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October 5th 2011 16:54
AWESOME UP BALLOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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