Calgary Balloon Club

The Calgary Balloon Club thanks all of the sponsors at Rise Up Hot Air Balloon Festival 2026. Special thanks to Real Estate Collective, the sponsor of our big yellow club balloon.

Crossing the Atlantic by Hydrogen Balloon!
You can follow along on the adventure on their facebook Atlantic Explorer 2026 Flight Control or their live tracking site at: https://my.yb.tl/pertwood

The Atlantic Explorer has just crossed into the Northumberland Strait between the two Canadian coastal communities of Lorneville & Amherst Shore.

Alicia reports from the basket that they are flying under clear blue skies at just over 20knts.

In the coming hours, the team will analyse and review the position/status of the balloon with the Atlantic looming large…

More soon!