Ballooning is an ancient sport which dates back to 1784, when the hot air bag invented by the Montgolfier brothers made its first man-carrying flight from the gardens of the Tuileries in the presence ...

The first Great Balloon Race in Louisville took place on April 28, 1973, as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival. Louisville's first Great Balloon Race on April 28, 1973, was nearly a high-flying ...

HELEN, Ga. — The South's oldest balloon event and the United States' only long-distance hot air balloon race ended with a record finish. The winning balloon took six hours and 35 minutes to fly from ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby Festival’s Great Balloon Race is likely to take place after it was postponed Saturday morning. KDF officials said conditions are continuing to improve and the ...

HEY, GOOD MORNING GUYS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BALLOONS WILL NOT BE LIFTING OFF THIS MORNING. THE PILOTS JUST GATHERED AROUND AND MADE THAT DECISION. A LOT OF FACTORS ARE GOING INTO PLAY, BUT WE DO WANT ...

Pilot Greg Taggart flew the University of Nevada, Reno-sponsored balloon to first place before a weekend total of 175,000 spectators in the 27th Great Reno Balloon Race Sept. 5-7 at Reno's Rancho San ...

A chance to see or even ride hot air balloons is coming up in Galena. On Friday June 20 through Sunday June 22, the Great Galena Ballon Race will be at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa (444 Eagle Ridge Dr., ...

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta attendees will notice something big missing at this year’s event: the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race won’t be taking place. “Due to timing of the FAI ...

THE CENTER OF THE TARGET. AND THERE ARE STILL TWO MORE BALLOON EVENTS. THE GREAT BALLOON GLOW TONIGHT AND THE GREAT BALLOON RACE TOMORROW MORNING. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JAY CARDOSI. ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY ...

GlassesUSA.com has partnered with the Great Reno Balloon Race on a new eyewear collection. The limited-edition frames are inspired by the colors and designs of hot air balloons. Prices for the new ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Great Texas Balloon Race and City of Longview officials are calling this year’s event a big success. The co-chairs of the race spoke about the highs and lows. GTBR Co-Chairs ...