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- On Aug 7 2026, hot-air balloons lifted off at the opening of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol.
- The three-day festival at Ashton Court Estate, Europe’s largest free balloon event, schedules twice-daily mass ascents with over 100 balloons.
- A dawn mass ascent opened the day, with balloons later landing on a dried-out field.
- Photographer Finnbarr Webster captured images of the mass ascent and the subsequent landing.
