Qatar Balloon Festival

The Qatar Balloon Festival is a hot air balloons festival to be organized by Qatar for the first time in 2019.[1] The festival will last for 12 days, starting from 7 December to 18 December 2019 and will be held at Aspire Park, Doha.[2]

At least 30 balloons from around the world will be visible during the festival. The 2019 Qatar Balloon Festival will coincide with Qatar National Day and two other major sports events which the country is hosting, 24th Arabian Gulf Cup and 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.[3]

During the 12-days long event, a total of 13 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Qatar, Italy, Croatia, France, Lithuania, Spain and Belgium, participated in the festival.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Qatar Balloon Festival 2019". Qatar Balloon Festival Official Website.
  2. "Qatar Balloon Festival 2019". BalloonEvents.info.
  3. "Qatar to organise 12-day hot air balloon festival in December". The Peninsula. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. "Qatar's first hot-air balloon festival kicks off in Doha". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 December 2019.


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