Enthusiasts prepare for annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
Hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event.
- A hot air balloon is prepared to take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Pilot John Harris fires the burners as hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons are prepared to take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons fly into mist and cloud at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
- Hot air balloons take to the skies at a preview flight to launch next week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 5, 2016 in Bristol, England. The four day event event, which will officially open next week on Thursday, is now in its 38th year and is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen as many as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)