Overview

• Scheduled for November 14–17 at Parque Metropolitano, the festival will feature more than 200 hot-air balloons and pilots from 25 countries.
• Organizers project over 400,000 attendees and about 850 million pesos in local economic impact, helped by its overlap with El Buen Fin.
• A new “Viernes de la Gente” offers free morning entry on Friday, November 14, including a monumental flag ceremony and a National Air Force aerial display.
• Authorities will reinforce the Operativo Blindaje Carretero with support from the Guardia Nacional to protect visitors and manage travel routes.
• The Pabellón Marca Guanajuato will showcase and sell regional products, while the city announced transit route restructuring studies and a proposed elevated train to address recent population growth.