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46th Annual Helen to the Atlantic Hot Air Balloon Race
May 30, 2019
The South’s oldest balloon event and the United States’ only long distance hot air balloon race will begin (weather permitting) with a mass ascension of around 20 bright and colorful hot air balloons, in North Georgia’s Alpine Village – Helen. Race competitors and local flyers will take to the sky at 7:00 am, Thursday, May 30, 2019. If the weather conditions are too windy or storms are forecast, the take off will be postponed until conditions are acceptable.
Schedule:
May 30 7:00 am lift-off for Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race & Mass Ascension
6:30 pm local balloon event
May 31 7:00 am local balloon event
6:30 pm local balloon event
June 1 7:00 am local balloon event
6:30 pm local balloon event
7:30 pm tethered balloon rides for public (appx 5 min flight)
****** ALL BALLOON EVENTS ARE WEATHER DEPENDENT (No balloons if it is raining or too windy) *******