HUDSON VALLEY//CULTURE Times Union
The Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival
The 31st annual edition of this festival brought wonder and color to the skies above Dutchess County over Labor Day weekend
Featured in Times Union (Hudson Valley). September 8, 2022.
For one weekend every September, the skies above Dutchess County fill with hot air balloons for the Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival. The festival has ballooned from a local tradition to something much larger, drawing hundreds of balloonists and thousands of visitors from across the world to partake in a full weekend of activities, including balloon flights, helicopter rides, live music and entertainment, food trucks and family activities.
This year’s 31st annual Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival took place over Labor Day weekend at Tymor Park in the town of Union Vale and featured 100 hot air balloon launches. Photographer Jessica Chappe was there to take it all in.