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<\/p>\nExperience the Grandeur of Asia\u2019s Largest Hot Air Balloon Festival: Held every year in early November, this international hot air balloon competition is the largest of its kind in Asia. A total of 126 colorful balloons from around the world will fill the autumn sky, offering a sight to behold.<\/p>\n
Special highlights include \u201cBalloon Fantasia,\u201d featuring popular characters and animals transformed into gigantic balloons, and \u201cLa Montgolfier Nocturne,\u201d a night tethering event scheduled for November 2nd and 3rd from 18:30 to 19:00. Throughout the festival, daily \u201cHot-air-balloon School\u201d are available from 13:00 to 14:00, no reservation required. Here, participants can join pilots and crew in inflating a hot air balloon with hot air from burners and learn the mechanics of how balloons work.<\/p>\n
In addition, a market called \u201cUmakamon Ichiba\u201d will be open on-site, selling Saga\u2019s special agricultural and seafood products, as well as local cuisine. The festival also features a Honda Trial Bike Show on November 2nd and 3rd, where world-class riders will showcase their skills in clearing obstacles with dazzling techniques. Don\u2019t miss this annual celebration of aerial spectacle and local culture.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 10\/30 (Thu.) ~ 11\/3 (Mon., hol.) Experience the Grandeur of Asia\u2019s Largest Hot Air Balloon Festival: Held every year in early November…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173881","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-saga-city","location-saga-prefecture","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/173881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 7:00~17:00 (Night mooring: 11\/2 and 11\/3, 18:30~19:00)
\n\u2022 Free viewing
\n\u2022 Kase Riverside
\n\u2022 Kase-machi, Saga City, Saga<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/www.sibf.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"