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The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off (formerly the Colorado Balloon Classic) is a
hot air balloon festival Hot air balloon festivals are held annually in many places throughout the year, allowing hot air balloons operators to gather- as well as for the general public- to participate in various activities. They can include races; evening "night glows" ...
in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
. Held each Labor Day weekend since 1977, it takes place near Prospect Lake in Memorial Park. It is the "largest and the longest continuously running hot air balloon festival in the
Rocky Mountain The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...
region as well as the State of
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
." The 2016 show in September 2016 marked its fortieth anniversary.


Gallery

File:Colorado Ballon Classic 2009, Labor Day Weekend, Prospect Lake in Memorial Park in Colorado Springs, CO.jpg, Colorado Balloon Classic 2009, Labor Day Weekend, Prospect Lake in Memorial Park. File:Energizer Bunny Hot Air Balloon 2009.jpg, Energizer Bunny Hot Air Balloon at Colorado Balloon Classic, 2009


References


External links


Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off (official site)

Memorial Park map
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