Saga’s balloon festival is the largest in Asia with 96 local and international hot air balloons of all colors, shapes and sizes taking to the sky. Check out animal-shaped and other unique balloons at the Balloon Fantasia, and stay until night for the La Montgolfier Nocturne balloon light up. At the “Balloon Classroom,” held every day during the festival, visitors can learn how balloons work by launching an actual balloon with a pilot and crew using a burner to inject hot air into the balloon (13:00-14:00, no reservation required). The “Umakamon Market” will also be open, offering a variety of fresh agricultural and marine products and specialties from Saga.
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• 11/1 (Tue.) ~ 11/7 (Mon.) *Balloon competition is Nov. 2~5
• 7:00~17:00 (Night mooring: Nov5 and 6, 18:30~19:15)
• Free viewing
• Kase Riversite, Saga City
• 2598 Morita, Nabeshima-machi, Saga City
• 0952-29-9000
• https://sibf.jp/en/
• Kyushu Live: https://youtu.be/4MZp2ep17mE (live streaming: 11/2 6:30~)
Photo from Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization Photo Gallery