Balloons can be seen early in the morning and in the afternoon, weather permitting.

Keep an eye on our FB page, we will update this page with information on the location of the competition balloons and announcements of any weather conditions that may delay or cancel the day’s scheduled flights.

Art of Flight Festival Facebook link

National Balloon Competition. Daily 7 April to Saturday 11 April, Weather permitting

5:00am – Morning Competition Flight Briefing for competitors. 

6:45am – Balloon launch begins. Tasks commence. 

9:00am – Competition tasks completed. All balloons landed by 10:00am -

 2:30pm - Afternoon Flight Briefing for competitors 

3:15pm -  Balloon launch begins. Competition tasks commence. 

5:00pm - Competition tasks completed. All balloons landed.