Ever been to a hot-air balloon festival before?
The Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic is just that. It's an absolutely awesome place to be in for a balloon enthusiast. Especially if you're living in Alabama, this classic is sure to be an eye-catcher. After all, what person would not turn his head to the sight of dozens of balloons floating up in the air, each decorated with flamboyant and colorful designs.
The Hot-Air Balloon festival of Alabama is probably the oldest among the balloon races in the Southern area, which originated in the city of Decatur at around 1978. The original race had 17 balloonists from the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio, and the other surrounding and near states. Today, it has more than 60 people participating in the annual races.
The events are usually done in the weekends, when people have their times free and where they can spend it with their families. All the more, it is aligned with the annual Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Because of this, it also has become one of the top 20 Tourism Events in the Southeast Region for May, by the Southeast Tourism Society. And well put, because the balloon jubilee is a very large event. It, not only spans the land and over water, but also the skies.
If you want to be there, the jubilee is usually held over on the area of Point Mallard Park, a complex which has the water park on it. The venue is well armed with a wave pool (dubbed "America's First Wave Pool") tennis courts, fields, trails, a golf course, a rink and a recreation center. Of course, if you are new to the place, the sight of rising hot-air balloons would clue you in immediately as to where to go to find the site.
You'll have a lot of things to do in the jubilee grounds. - 15615
The Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic is just that. It's an absolutely awesome place to be in for a balloon enthusiast. Especially if you're living in Alabama, this classic is sure to be an eye-catcher. After all, what person would not turn his head to the sight of dozens of balloons floating up in the air, each decorated with flamboyant and colorful designs.
The Hot-Air Balloon festival of Alabama is probably the oldest among the balloon races in the Southern area, which originated in the city of Decatur at around 1978. The original race had 17 balloonists from the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio, and the other surrounding and near states. Today, it has more than 60 people participating in the annual races.
The events are usually done in the weekends, when people have their times free and where they can spend it with their families. All the more, it is aligned with the annual Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Because of this, it also has become one of the top 20 Tourism Events in the Southeast Region for May, by the Southeast Tourism Society. And well put, because the balloon jubilee is a very large event. It, not only spans the land and over water, but also the skies.
If you want to be there, the jubilee is usually held over on the area of Point Mallard Park, a complex which has the water park on it. The venue is well armed with a wave pool (dubbed "America's First Wave Pool") tennis courts, fields, trails, a golf course, a rink and a recreation center. Of course, if you are new to the place, the sight of rising hot-air balloons would clue you in immediately as to where to go to find the site.
You'll have a lot of things to do in the jubilee grounds. - 15615
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