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Hot Air Balloon Festival
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:16 pm
A hot air balloon festival is this weekend in the great city of Zachary. I went last year and there was a total of 3 balloons, zero of which took flight.
Is Louisiana the only place to host a balloon festival with no actual ballooning?
Is Louisiana the only place to host a balloon festival with no actual ballooning?
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Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:20 pm to Power-Dome
The one in Decatur, AL was always fun. We went every year growing up. The last time I went was probably a decade ago, but you see them flying in the area if the wind is right.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:20 pm to Power-Dome
In the 90s Baton Rouge hosted some really incredible Hot Air Balloon festivals. Not sure what happened but they were a good time.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:21 pm to Power-Dome
Louisiana is definitely the place dumb enough to host one in the hottest month of the year.
Natchez Balloon Festival is always great and in the cooler month of October.
Red Dress Run is this weekend too. Why August?
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:21 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
Too hot. They scorched their silks to get the lift.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:25 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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In the 90s Baton Rouge hosted some really incredible Hot Air Balloon festivals. Not sure what happened but they were a good time.
Sure as shite got an endless supply of hot air at the 900 Block of N 3rd Street in that city.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:27 pm to Power-Dome
Couldn't you just let some balloons go and get basically the same experience?
Never understood the fascination with these unless you were riding in one.
Never understood the fascination with these unless you were riding in one.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:28 pm to ragincajun03
saw the Little River Band at the Hot Air Balloon Fest in Greenwood, MS back in the 90s. That's all I got
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:30 pm to Power-Dome
I remember in the 80s and 90s in BR there used to be some fun hot air balloon festivals.
I wanna say they were at the fairgrounds but not totally sure.
Wish those would come back
I wanna say they were at the fairgrounds but not totally sure.
Wish those would come back
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:32 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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In the 90s Baton Rouge hosted some really incredible Hot Air Balloon festivals. Not sure what happened but they were a good time.
Up until 2011 the championships were held on the Pennington Bio property off Kenilworth and they were a lot of fun.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:49 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:50 pm to Power-Dome
those hot air balloons at that festival only go like 10 feet high or so lmao
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:01 pm to DVinBR
The one in Gonzales used to have races. They went up a lot more than 10 ft.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:03 pm to Power-Dome
There was one out at UNO 15-20 years ago that was pretty cool. Probably had 15-20 balloons. But I think it only lasted a year or two.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:09 pm to Fat and Happy
The 80s and 90s were the U.S, Championships. It was a huge deal - seemed like it shut the city down for a week. Good Morning America would come down.
I think they moved it back to its rightful home in Albuquerque.
I think they moved it back to its rightful home in Albuquerque.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:10 pm to lsu711
depends on weather these days
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:12 pm to Power-Dome
I flew out of Albuquerque during the balloon festival. There were many balloons and they were just to the north and west of the climb out of the plane.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:13 pm to The Goat
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saw the Little River Band at the Hot Air Balloon Fest in Greenwood, MS back in the 90s. That's all I got
Reminiscing
I see
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:15 pm to aTmTexas Dillo
BR tried to make a play to become the home site and got it for a few years. I think the decision was they wanted the national championship stuff to move to different venues.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:24 pm to Power-Dome
My dad and I went every year it was held in the 80s and 90s...he's gone now, but I have great memories of those days!
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