The Northampton Balloon Festival is an annual hot air balloon festival held in the English town of Northampton.
The original festival was held in the The Racecourse and managed by the Borough Council, and took place over a Friday, Saturday and Sunday in mid-August. The main features of the festival were the twice-daily hot air balloon lifts and a balloon glow, but other attractions included trade stalls, live music and arena entertainment.
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