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Chattanooga Balloon Festival

By Erin O. Smith November 2, 2019 1 min read

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Chattanooga Balloon Festival

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Cooper Mizell, 4, jumps across the Leaps & Bounds play area during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While the conditions were too windy for the first part of the night to get the hot air balloons out, it didn't keep people from attending.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Lily Culp, 7, jumps on a bungee trampoline during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In addition to hot air balloons, there were carnival rides and a variety of vendor booths.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Taylor Hughes, 11, attempts to hang onto a mechanical bull during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In addition to hot air balloons, there were carnival rides and a variety of vendor booths.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Laurie Shockley helps her grandson Sawyer Shockley, 6, aim as he plays a carnival game during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sawyer won a set of swords. Laurie said she bought 19 tickets for her family members to go to the event Saturday.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Cooper O'Neal, 9, Ivy O'Neal, 12, and Madison Clark, 11, laugh as they spin on a ride during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In addition to hot air balloons, there were carnival rides and a variety of vendor booths.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Hunter Brown, at right, fills bags with popcorn as his aunt Janice Brown stacks the bags up to sell during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The two were selling popcorn at the Choo-Choo Kettle Corn vendor booth. Hunter said, while they also sell at the Collegedale Market, they've never had a line as long as they did at the balloon festival Saturday night.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Festival-goers wait for hot air balloons during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While the conditions were too windy for the first part of the night to get the hot air balloons out, it didn't keep people from attending.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / A hot air balloon is filled at sunset during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While the conditions were too windy for the first part of the night to get the hot air balloons out, it didn't keep people from attending.

Hot air balloons begin to rise at sunset during the Chattanooga Balloon Festival on Saturday in Chattanooga. While the conditions were too windy for the first part of the night to get the hot air balloons out, it didn’t keep people from attending.