2007 Saga International Balloon Fiesta

Shown below is the dates and tentative schedule.
Programs in detail are to be announced later. We hope this will help you make your tour plan.

2008 Saga International Balloon Fiesta

Dates

Wednesday, October 30 through Tuesday, November 4, 2008（※）

※Competition flights are Thursday, October 30 through Monday, November 3.

Venue

the flood plain of the Kase River, whose main launch site is between Route 34 and Route 207. During the period JR Balloon Saga Station is operated by the launch site on the JR Nagasaki Line.

Schedule ( tentative )

※Some of the events may be changed. The official program is to be announced in the end of April.

Tuesday, October 28

07:00～09:00　Regular practice flight

13:00～18:00　Check in

Wednesday, October 29

07:00～09:30　Regular practice flight ( Applying in advance is required. )

09:30～12:00　Check in

15:00～16:00　General briefing

16:00～16:40　Observer briefing

Thursday, October 30 to Saturday, November 1

06:30～ Task briefing

07:00～ Competition flights

14:30～ Task briefing

15:00～ Competition flights

Sunday, November 2

06:30～ Task briefing

07:00～ Competition flights

14:30～ Task briefing

15:00～ Competition flights

18:30～ La Mongolfier Nocturne ( tethered balloons at night)

Monday, November 3 ( national holiday )

06:30～ Task briefing

07:00～ Competition flights

06:30～ Task briefing

15:00～ Key Grab Race

18:30～ La Mongolfier Nocturne ( tethered balloons at night)

Tuesday, November 4

07:00～　Free flights ( Applying in advance is required. )

12:00～14:00　Banquet ( closing ceremony & prize-awarding )

Other Schedules （ tentative ）

※As soon as the official program is decided, it is announced on this website. Inquiring by e-mail is not available. Please refer to the following notice.

In the middle of April

Renewal of the website for 2008

In the end of April

Announcement of the official program & beginning to accept the pilots’ entering for the competitions

In the end June

Deadline of the pilots’ entry

During the middle to the end of July

Beginning of volunteers’(crew and staff ) entry

In the end of August

Beginning of the observers and operation staff’s entry

Late September to October

Contacting the volunteers and staff

Inquiry

Saga International Balloon Fiesta Organization

3-7-2 Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, JAPAN 849-0937

TEL: +81-952-33-3955

FAX: +81-952-33-3977

website: http://www.sibf.info/

Inquiry from Website, use Inquiry Form.