Three-day balloon festival takes off
- Image source, Laura Foster
Image caption, The Balloon Festival will run until 18 August
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Dozens of colourful hot air balloons filled the sky as a balloon festival began in a county on Friday.
Northampton’s Balloon Festival returned to The Racecourse in Northampton.
The three-day event will include live entertainment, a funfair for all ages, a circus workshop, food stalls and fireworks after sunset.
The ticketed festival has been supported by Northampton Town Council and will run until 22:30 BST each day until 18 August.
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