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European Balloon Festival
When:
1 January-31 December 2021
Location:
Sant Josep, Igualada
Follow the flights of tens of marvelous hot air balloons as they paint the Spanish sky. The town on Igualada, 50 km inland from Barcelona, is home to the yearly European Balloon Festival. More than 20.000 spectators reach the festival terrain to attend the flight of tens of colorful hot air balloons at one of the biggest European meeting of its kind, with participants coming from as far as India and Japan.
The event starts with a welcome reception for all the pilots and crews held at the town’s theatre and it’s closed by an evening firework show as the floating fleet paint the sky in a spectacular evening flight.
A big outdoor market, food stalls and live music make complete the program.
How to get there: By car: direction Cevera and Lleida (Autovía Nacional II).
By Train: R6 line from Plaça de España to Igualada.
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