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The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is a world-class hot air ballooning festival held in Ashton Court on the edge of Bristol, United Kingdom. Around half a million people from across the country and beyond flock to the event over four days each August. This year, the Fiesta is celebrating the 'golden jubilee' of ballooning. A full complement of 150 balloons are expected at this year's event, a third more than took part last year. Mass ascents of the balloons normally take place from the main arena at 6am and 6pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Fiesta if the weather permits. Up to 900 flights are set to take place over the four days of the event. A balloonist inflates his hot air balloon before a mass assent flight at the 32nd Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, south-west England, on August 13, 2010. Weird and wonderful shapes filled the skies as Europe's biggest hot air balloon festival marked the golden jubilee of modern ballooning. Hot-air balloons begin to rise into the early morning sky during the mass assent at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at the Ashton Court estate on August 13, 2010 in Bristol, England. A couple watches as tethered balloons are illuminated by their burners during the nightglow evening event at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at the Ashton Court estate on August 12, 2010 in Bristol, England.
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