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"Oggy" the dragon at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta 🎈🐲
📸 Paul Gillis/Reach PLC
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Oggy the green dragon hot air balloon rises up above houses in Bristol, UK in August 2025.
📸 by Paul Gillis/Reach PLC

Perfect blue skies for the mass ascent this evening. But can I be bothered to cycle down to Long Ashton (and back again) to see it? #bristol #BristolBalloonFiesta

Some from the camera this morning #bristol #photography #bristolballoonfiesta

Looking over the metal slats over a bridge with colourful terraced houses in the background, a swarm of birds diving diagonally from top left to bottom right in the middle of the pic and a single hot air balloon at the top of the pic slightly right. The right side is a big red brick building. The sky is quite grey and cloudy.

Looking over the water to a Dock area with a red brick building on the left with smokestack ans some houses and boats docked all along. The sky is grey and cloudy and there are 10-15 hot air balloons in the sky. You can see distorted reflections of the balloons in the water which is also grayish blue.

A different view over the water with a blue bridge and colourful terraced houses on a hill across the water. Again cloudy sky and 10-15 hot air balloons scattered through the sky.

Boats parked in a marina with a cloudy sky and many hot air balloons, mostly quite distant. Just the very top of Bristol cathedral is also visible.

Part 2 (it allowed me to select 20 images then only posted the first 10) so here are more #BristolBalloonFiesta and #GromitUnleashed photos from this morning #Bristol

Up horrendously early as supposedly there is a battery engineer coming round at some unknown point today, and I had 14 miles to run per my training plan (actually I had 7 miles at half marathon pace, but switched it with Sunday's long run).

A way to break it down and fit it in early was to run up to the Downs (including up Bridge Valley Road at 06:00) for some balloon spotting. I did a quick lap and saw the first balloon appear out of the trees from the Downs, but with the wind direction opted to jog over to the Observatory (which was much busier), then jogged it back through the University quarter, down Park Street and the long way home, picking up some more #GromitUnleashed sculptures.

Home by 08:08, and knackered. Photos of hot air balloons never do them justice, let's hope for more mass ascents this year #BristolBalloonFiesta

#thisgirlcan #thisgirlruns #runner #running #runnersofpixelfed #pixelfedrunners #ukrunchat #womenrunning #coros #strava #yourruns #unicornforlife #sixstarfinisher

Taken at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in 2022.

#bristol #photography #bristolphotographer #bristolartist #queerartist #queerphotographer #colourful #hotairballoons #bristolballoonfiesta #bristolballoonfestival

Went down to the Avon Gorge to watch the balloon ascent at the #BristolBalloonFiesta

Ascent cancelled because of the wind 🙁

#SilentSunday #BristolBalloonFiesta

Hot air balloons taking off against a blue sky

#bristol #bristolballoonfiesta

A high view of Bristol facing south with about 10 balloons in the sky.

#bristol #bristolballoonfiesta These must be the Championship balloons.

Sky, hill, roofs and 8 balloons in the air.

#bristol #bristolballoonfiesta

Screenshot from bristol baloon fiesta on X: And to add to the morning excitement, the British Hot Air Balloon Championships are currently over Hengrove & Knowle, with 15 teams competing in the sky. We are hoping they will come right over us & if you
look to the bottom of the arena you can spot them #bibf24 image: partially inflated balloons on the ground, other vehicles, trees and balloons in the air in the distance.

The balloons are up this morning, but floating towards Wales and some are tethered. #bristol #bristolballoonfiesta

Trees, a few balloons just peeping over and grey/pink clouds over most of the sky.

I do love living in Bristol. Along with the street art we have the balloon fiesta which has been running since 1979. I'm lucky enough to live on the flight path. (Usually at least. Sometimes the wind does not favour me) #bristol #bristolballoonfiesta #hotairballoon

A hot air balloon that is the typical shape except for the cartoonish cow head that is sticking out of the middle of it. It's patterned black and white like a cow. It's feet are visible at the rear.

A house roof takes up most of thy foreground but in the background a vibrant orange hot air balloon in the shape of the rocket from the Wallace and Gromit film a Grand Day Out is visible.

A hot air balloon framed by a fence covered in leaves. The balloon is dark blue and reads Polar Insulation on it in white letters

Leaves and branches in the foreground and a yellow and orange hot air balloon in the sky behind them

Scully, you're not going to believe this 👽 #bristol #bristolballoonfiesta

A bright green hot air balloon with a stereo typical alien face on it

Lunchtime in 2 hours! £12 will get you a Greek wrap and a drink between 12 & 2pm.

🎈 Apparently there's a chance (or not) some bloons will be flying over this evening so you could grab yourself a Greek wrap to take away and enjoy the view in Perrett Park, beats heading over to Ashton Court doesn't it?

Or, if they don't launch, then pop in and chill for a bit. Either way Bloons, beer and Greek food sounds like a good Saturday in #Bristol. 🎈

#BS4 #Totterdown #craftbeer #BristolBalloonFiesta

And again! #Bristol #BristolBalloonFiesta #HotAirBalloon #UK

Hot air balloons in the sky floating over a garage

Hot air balloons in front of a sunset floating over a river

Hot air balloons in the sky over Bristol harbour

Spent the day at the #BristolBalloonFiesta. It was so much fun. Definitely going again next year.

Oh look, another Friday trying to second guess the British weather! 🤔

Hopefully #indiansummercafe brings the sunshine along with their delicious kati rolls later 😋

You don't have to fight the crowds at #BristolBalloonFiesta
and queue for ages for a beer, pop down to #WindmillHillCityFarm at 5pm for a cheeky farm-brewed pint and watch balloons floating over* 🎈

#beer #Bristol #craftbeer #BS3 #Bedminster #Totterdown #VictoriaParkBristol #drinklocal #beersofmastodon

*balloons not guaranteed

One of the joys of living in #Bristol #BristolBalloonFiesta #HotAirBalloon #UK

8 hot air balloons against a cloudy Bristol sky

7 multicoloured hot air balloons floating over a road

Multiple hot air balloons in the sky over the river with Clifton Suspension Bridge in the distance

Back in #Bristol to be greeted by sunshine in advance of the #BristolBalloonFiesta

The #BalloonFiesta is one of my favourite times of the year in Bristol, even if I don't have such a convenient nice view of them as I had at my previous flat and have to go out of my way to get a view...

#BristolBalloonFiesta

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