The Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons is the largest hot air ballooning event in Europe, and it is held every two years in northeastern France. The Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons is held every other summer over 10 days and features the daily mass ascension of hundreds of hot air balloons. The festival also includes nightglows, flying competitions, and model air balloon demonstrations. In addition to the balloon events, the free festival also offers on-site family-friendly rides and workshops, a museum, aircraft displays and rides, exhibitors, and musical entertainment. We love hot air balloon events, so we were excited that we were able to attend the Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons event in France in 2019. We’ll tell you all about our own experience and share everything you need to know to attend this balloon festival yourself! We keep this post updated with the latest changes for this year’s festival…. Read the rest