The Northampton Balloon Festival

An incredible event, looking forward to next year. Just needs a much bigger Fair and more traders

Great event and a lot of fun

The Northampton Balloon Festival has returned to the Racecourse in August 2023, after a 14-year absence from the park.It runs over 3 days, Friday to Sunday with morning and evening balloon flights and after dark the beautiful nite balloon glow.In the village arena you will be entertained by bike and stunt displays, demonstrations by the American Civil War Society, a circus workshop and magnificent birds of prey.A funfair, loads of charity and trade stalls offering a variety of products and services.Not forgetting yummy food and refreshments from a range of vendors.The daily admission fee is just £3, so great value for money.Sadly this year due to weather conditions the balloons only flew on the Sunday morning.

No balloons, terribly traffic management so we couldn’t actually get into the venue(!), and organisers ignored all requests for a refund.