Overview

• Sunday’s restored flights brought the total to four mass ascents out of six, after windy conditions forced cancellations earlier in the weekend.
• Oggy the Friendly Dragon towered at 143 feet and became the most photographed balloon with low flights landing in Knowle and Manor Woods Valley Park.
• Special Shapes Sunday introduced tethered favorites such as Thomas the Tank Engine, Sonic the Hedgehog and Wallace & Gromit’s Moon Rocket to entertain families.
• The fiesta debuted new attractions including the In the Clouds immersive experience and the Flight Control live landing tracker to boost audience interaction.
• A dusk ceremony under the “Beyond the Horizon” theme featured a tracer Thatchers cider balloon launch and a pipe band send-off to conclude the festival.