Burnley Balloon Festival
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Burnley Balloon Festival is a balloon
festival held in Towneley Park
, Burnley
. The annual festival, first held in 2003, is usually put on in late July and is regarded as one of the biggest balloon events in the UK
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At night there is a fireworks display, accompanied by several balloons rising and atmospheric music.
Hot air balloon
The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. It is in a class of aircraft known as balloon aircraft. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first untethered manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air...
festival held in Towneley Park
Towneley Park
Towneley Park comprises Towneley Hall, a large country house, and its surrounding estate on the outskirts of Burnley, Lancashire, England....
, Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
. The annual festival, first held in 2003, is usually put on in late July and is regarded as one of the biggest balloon events in the UK
United Kingdom
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At night there is a fireworks display, accompanied by several balloons rising and atmospheric music.