When: Noon Thursday (August 11th, 2022) to Sunday 8:00 pm (August 14th, 2022)
Where: Ashton Court Estate in Bristol, UK
How much: Free entry / Parking requires a fee – Taking the bus and walking in are the cheapest options
What to do: The Nightglow and Mass Lifts are the main attractions. There are also musical performances, acrobatic flyovers, food stalls, rides, and other events.
How long: The festival is highly weather dependent. Plan to attend the full festival to ensure you see at least one Mass Lift and one Nightglow.
Top Tip: Thursday’s Nightglow is significantly less crowded than Saturday.
If you have extra time, check out our post on best things to see and do in Bristol.
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This balloon festival sounds amazing. I would love to go have this experience this year. ANd Bristol is a wonderful city, I was able to visit before and walk along the Clifton Suspense bridge as well. I would love to be surrounded by all of these colorful hot air balloons. I don’t know if I’m brave enough to take a ride, but I’m sure my teenage would love it. Thanks for the info, I’m going to try to make it there in August!!!
It’s definitely worth trying to make it to the festival if you can. Plus, it’s a great time to go to Bristol. As everything was shut last year, they are also doing UPFest at the end of August,Europe’s largest street art festival.
They started creating the new murals in May, so by the time of the Balloon Fiesta there should be a ton of great art to look at. Enjoy!! And best of luck on your travels.