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When is the Fiesta next year? Fiesta 2004: 12-15 August		Make this my homepage


Record weekend for Fiesta The event started by Don Cameron in 1979 enjoys a record breaking weekend 25 years later.

	Sunday is not a day of rest
	Video highlights of the weekend
	Pictures from the free music concert

		Haring around at Ashton Court				Boxing clever at Fiesta

Twenty five years after winning a ballooning competition, a pilot is back to do it again.		Special wind conditions had Balloon Fiesta pilots going in circles at Ashton Court.

		Fiesta 2003 in the sun				Meet the international pilots

It's been red hot this weekend, has our roving reporter enjoyed this year's Fiesta?		The Fiesta attracts balloonists from all over the world, and we've been talking to them!


LATEST PICTURES FROM ASHTON COURT

	Night Glow: Thursday - Saturday	Thursday fireworks gallery
	Thursday special shapes gallery	Free music concert gallery
	Saturday morning's ascent	Free music concert gallery two
	Thursday fireworks gallery	Friday evening's pictures
	Famous faces at the Fiesta	Thursday's tether gallery

Bristol's favourite special shape!		Balloon takes wrong track

		Hundreds of votes were polled ... find out who won the title of Bristol's favourite special shape.					Balloon lands on railway platform after Saturday's mass ascent. >> BBC News


MORE FROM THIS YEAR'S BALLOON FIESTA

	2003 Fiesta press launch	History of Bristol's Balloon Fiesta
	Balloon Fiesta 2003 timetable	Balloon Fiesta is 25!
	Hello from the Fiesta	Fiesta press launch
	Fiesta fireworks - how it's done	Monday's Queen Square launch
	Blazin' fans in blazing heat	Billy's amazing balloon quiz


MORE FROM PREVIOUS BALLOON FIESTAS

	2002: Balloons in the mist	2001: Baby Spice at the Fiesta!
	2002: Thursday ascent gallery	2001: Pictures from a Fiesta flight
	2002: Nightglow gallery	2001: Night glow gallery
	2002: Concert pictures	2001: On tour with Team Bertie
	2002: Saturday ascent gallery	2001: How do balloons fly?
	2002: Bridgit's 360-degree trick	2001: Behind-the-scenes of Camerons
	2002: Green message at Fiesta	2000: Nightglow pictures
	2001: Night glow video (Real 28/56)	2000: Watch a flight (Real 56k)


	ON-DEMAND VIDEO See the Fiesta on BBCi

THE FIESTA IN PICTURES

THE FIESTA IN PICTURES

	Thursday's Night Glow
	Saturday's Night Glow

THE FIESTA IN PICTURES

	Free music concert
	Gallery one - two

THE FIESTA IN PICTURES

Famous faces at Fiesta

ROVING REPORTER

Was it worth the wait?

NORTHAMPTON FIESTA

15th, 16th, 17th August

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