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International Balloon Festival
On behalf of myself and the International Balloon Festival Board of Directors, I invite you to take part in the 28th edition of the International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Not only is it one of the largest Hot Air Balloon gathering in Canada, it is the Greatest family event in Canada, day and night with nearly 400,000 festival goers.
Each year, the event offers an ambitious and unique formula resting on three essential components: the fairytale Laurentian Bank Flights and Laurentian Bank Night Glows, games and free entertainment for the entire family and major shows every evening. One thing is for sure, countless surprises await you and everyone, both old and young, will be filled with wonder!
We open our city to you from August 14th to 22nd, 2010, to experience the magic of Hot Air Balloons. I will be there with my children and grandchildren!
Until then, I invite you to visit the tourism section of our Website to discover the beauty of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Germain Poissant
President