10-day Balloon Festival to feature illuminated giant kites – The Peninsula

10-day Balloon Festival to feature illuminated giant kites – The Peninsula

Mark your calendar as the 3rd Qatar Balloon Festival is scheduled to take place from January 19 to 28 at a new venue at Old Doha Port, featuring not only hot air balloons that will illuminate the night sky, but special surprises also await local and international visitors coming for the event.

Music and live performances are among the entertainment options available during the 10-day festival, aside from a vast array of international cuisines available at food kiosks, inflatable toys for kids, a new feature have been added this year – display of huge kites which will be illuminated in the evening.

Hassan Al Mousawi, CEO of Safe Flight Solutions, the organiser of the festival told The Peninsula on the sidelines of the press conference yesterday at Mina Hotel that the 2023 edition has three distinct features, compared from the previous years: new location at the Old Doha Port, participation of hot air balloons are bigger with 50, the past two editions had 30 and 40 respectively, and the addition of display of kites in the afternoon and at night.

The CEO explained that the kites that will be flown at night “will be illuminated and it will be very nice and interesting