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The National Balloon Classic is an annual hot air balloon festival held at the Memorial Balloon Field in Indianola, Iowa. The classic is a nine-day event with nearly 100 hot air balloons. The classic is a nine-day event with nearly 100 hot air balloons.
Hot air balloon festivals are held annually in many places throughout the year, allowing hot air balloons operators to gather- as well as for the general public- to participate in various activities.They can include races; evening "night glows", or "glowdeos" (in the US), in which balloons are fired while remaining tethered to the ground; and rides.
Indianola is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States, located 14 miles (23 km) south of downtown Des Moines. The population was 15,833 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is the county seat of Warren County . [ 5 ]
"Cy in the Sky" is a 70-foot-tall hot air balloon with Cy on one side and the words Iowa State and its logo on the other side. Owners Bill and Toni Woodman say the balloon is the largest on record ...
The National Balloon Museum is a non-profit museum that is located in Indianola, Iowa. It was founded in 1975 in short term locations, later gaining a permanent location in 1988. [6] All of the museum's exhibits are about hot air ballooning and gas ballooning. [7] The museum is in the shape of a hot air balloon's gondola. [7]
The European Balloon Festival, held across four days in Igualada, Spain, is the largest gathering of hot-air balloons in the country and welcomes an average of 25,000 visitors each year.
Sep. 5—Sixteen new special shapes will make their debut at the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The event takes place Oct. 5-13 at Balloon Fiesta Park. It will include the launch ...
The National Balloon Museum in 2009. The National Balloon Museum is a non-profit museum in Indianola, Iowa. It was founded in 1975 in short term locations, later gaining a permanent location in 1988. [1] All of the museum's exhibits are about hot air ballooning and gas ballooning. [2] The museum is in the shape of a hot air balloon's gondola. [2]