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Events & Fiestas in Pollensa and Majorca Do you know of any forthcoming events or fiestas? Have you visited any? Let us know.

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Default European Hot Air Balloons Championship (Manacor/Palma)

https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com...-mallorca.html

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The European Hot Air Balloons Championship has been in existence since 1976, when it was held in Skövde, Sweden. Now a biennial event, it is coming to Majorca for the first time. Next month in Manacor, between October 22 and 27, 600 participants from 23 countries with some one hundred balloons, will be vying to become European champions.

Manacor, it is said, is in a part of Majorca with the best meteorological conditions for the event, while Palma will be staging the opening and closing ceremonies; ...

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from the organisers website - Home

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For the first time in the history of the Europeans, an island will host the organisation of an European Balloon Championships. This privilege has been achieved by the island of Majorca, thanks to an unbeatable project that has great institutional and popular support which, together with an impressive training and competition flight areas, makes Majorca an unbeatable venue.
More than 100 balloons, 85 teams and 600 participants with more than 25 different nationalities will meet at the XXI FAI European Balloon Championships.
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The European Hot Air Balloon Championships are finally underway in Majorca with 95 competing in the Competition.

The event was delayed by torrential rain and strong winds but the colourful globes are now up, up and away thanks to the passion of Majorcan pilot, Ricardo Aracil of Mallorca Balloons who’s managed to bring the European Championship to the island for the first time ever.

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