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The
Colorado River Crossing Hot Air Balloon Festival
- presented by
the Caballeros de Yuma and sponsored by the
AEA Federal Credit Union -
is one of Yuma, AZ's premier annual events. The hot air balloon
festival attracts some of the most colorful and unique balloons from
the West and Southwest. Staged over three days in November, with
mass ascensions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings, the
festival uses the Colorado River and the Sonoran Desert as its
backdrop. The festival highlight is its Annual AEA Federal Credit
Union Glow that takes place
on Saturday night at Yuma's Desert Sun Baseball Stadium where
tethered balloons fill the baseball field and with their burners
firing at full blast, the balloons to glow brightly in the dark
desert sky, The entire pageant is set to music. Prior to the glow there is a tissue balloon
launch featuring miniature balloon constructed by local Yuma area
students. For more information click on the links below |
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