Come see the biggest balloon festival in Asia with 102 balloons from 15 different countries filling the skies above the Kase River in Saga. There will be a breathtaking balloon flight competition, huge character balloons, beautiful night-time views of balloons moored by the river, and The Saga Light Fantasy parade (10/30 from 18:20~19:00) that will fill the streets. Represented countries include Japan, USA, Australia, Korea, China, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, UK and Germany! During the festa, about 80,000 people are expected to come to see the balloons. Don’t miss the main event, a night balloon-flying session from 18:30~ on both Saturday (11/3) and Sunday (11/4)! For more information and schedules, please check the official website: http://www.sibf.info/.
• 10/30 (Tue.)~11/5 (Mon.)
* Competition flights: mornings from 10/31~11/4
• Kase Riversite, Saga
• Free
• Saga International Balloon Fiesta Organization (SIBFO)
• Chatolet-Nabeshima 1F 3-7-2 Nabeshima Saga-City SAGA
• 0952-33-3955
• http://www.sibf.info/