Balloon Events
2008
November
Humber Bridge Meet
21st-23rd November For more details see
website.
December
Le Marche Air Festival, Italy
28th December-1st January Start the New Year at a Balloon Festival.
2009
January
37th Icicle Balloon Meet
3rd-4th January The Icicle will be taking place at Warren Farm, Savernake
Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire (Map 174/246653). This meet is informal,
unsponsored and open to all balloonists.
Warendorf Fire & Snow, Germany
17th-24th January For more details see Website
or Email.
15th Schladming Ballon Trophy,
Austria
17th-24th January Fly in the Austria Alps. For more details see
Website.
31st Château D'Oex Festival,
Switzerland
24th January-1st February Enjoy some lovely views from this alpine Capital of
Ballooning. For more details see
Website.
February
Brass Monkey Balloon Meet
7th-8th February With flying around the Harrogate area. For more details
see website.
June
PRBA Bedale Black Sheep Meet
5th-7th June Details will follow when we have them.
World Air Games, Turin, Italy
17th-23rd June Details will follow later in the year.
Website.
July
Italian Balloon Grand Prix
12th-26th July Come to Todi for probably the most relaxed event in the
international ballooning calendar, they say. This popular two week event
is hold at a beautiful medieval town between Rome and Florence.
Lorraine (Metz) Balloon Festival, France
24th July-2nd August Also the FIA Glider Aerobatics World Championships in the
same place from 24th July-1st August? Websites
Balloons or
Glider or just look
at the Royal Aero Club
Event List 2009. We hope to get better details later in the year!
19th Balloons over Basingstoke
31st July-2nd August Balloons
Over Basingstoke is the borough's biggest and brightest family event attracting
up to an estimated 50,000 visitors.
It has been running under its current name and format since 1996, but the event
began as long ago as 1990. The balloons weekend has since grown and grown with
numerous conventional and special shaped balloons on display. For more
details see the
Website.
August
31st Bristol Balloon Fiesta
6th-9th August This will be the 31st Fiesta. For more details see
the Website.
Northampton Balloon Festival
14th-16th August Organizers have confirmed that the festival will be going
ahead. For more details see
Website.
September
53rd Gordon Bennett Trophy, Switzerland
4th-12th September This is a gas ballooning event, one of the few that are
left in the world. This years event will be starting in Geneva. For
more details see the Website.
In 2010 the event will be held in the UK details will follow as we get them.
If you'd like your event listed, please Email the details to Flycam-BMSS.