Balloon Festival - Bonn

A long time before people took planes, they used balloons. Teams from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland start on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. from the Rheinaue in Bonn. Since it is the start of the season, there is a festival with many people and many activities for families. There are plenty of opportunities to take photos of people at the festival, the balloons, and finally, the start of the balloons.

Check out the websites in German:

• https://www.ballonfestival-bonn.de/besucher/programm
• https://www.sankt-augustin.de/veranstaltungen/17-ballonfestival-bonn-2026/

The event is free of charge.

To get there, taking public transportation might be a good idea, since many people will search for parking lots, and it is not easy to get through Bonn by car. If you need to take the car, you park somewhere further away (P+R) and take the tramway to finally get to the Rheinaue. You may take line 63, 66, or 68 to the stop "Bonn Rheinaue".

Since it might be difficult to find the group with all those people at the festival, I suggest we meet at the tramway stop "Bonn Rheinaue" on the platform near the benches that are not far from the stairs. Look out for people with cameras. I will use the comment section to keep you updated.

Please note that the start of the balloons depends on the weather conditions. So if there is bad weather, it may happen that the festival is cancelled, in which case, this meetup event will be cancelled, too. Check the comment section of this event. Normally, at this time of the year, there should be no problem.

Thanks to Helen for suggesting this event!