The Bristol Balloon Fiesta is held every year during the second weekend of August (Thursday morning until the Sunday night). Ashton Court Estate is a prime location for this kind of event - lots of flat, grassy lands to take off from. The balloons take off twice a day - at 6am and 6pm - depending on the weather. Not too many people get up in the wee hours to watch them drift silently across the city, but nearly everyone steps out in the summery evening to watch the great hot air balloons pass over. Kids wave, adults take pictures,...
from the 2004 longboard meet. more photos of mine and from other people at torontolongboarders.com.
synopsis: posters are set up advertising a meet day and time. about 80 random longboarders showed up this year (60 last year) to bomb...