As Ron Cassidy’s Owyhee Heights balloon takes flight, the gas jet roars, super heating the air inside. The sound soon becomes an afterthought as the stunning sight of the Lower Yakima Valley’s ...

JACKSON, MI – People gathered from across the state Friday to watch hot air balloons soar through the sky for the first night ...

See more than 100 hot air balloons take flight and paint the sky during the 2025 National Balloon Classic in Indianola.

Hot air ballooning can feel a little intimidating, even for experienced travelers – especially when you’re placing your trust in a basket, a burner and the breeze.

Balloon Fiesta is a magical place — that's what one woman who got to fly in a hot air balloon for the first time said. This is the first year there was a wheelchair-accessible hot air balloon ...

About 20 hot air balloons rose to the sky on Thursday evening, July 17, for the Women’s National Championship, A scheduled ...

The hot air balloon was the first sustainable form of flight, with the first passengers, (a sheep, duck, and rooste. Human flight turns 222 years old on Monday.

The hot air balloon festival will hold its inaugural edition in Hong Kong this September, featuring 16 hot air balloons in various shapes.

When humans first soared in the air, it was not aboard an airplane. It was in a hot air balloon, in 1783 — 120 years before the Wright brothers’ maiden flight.

The balloon fiesta, held Oct. 5-13, is the "world's largest gathering to celebrate hot air balloons" and balloonists, according to the festival website. This year's edition featured 106 special ...