Alabama Jubilee
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mbooda
N 34° 34.513 W 086° 56.324
16S E 505619 N 3825939
This Rally (around 65 pilots) is held every Memorial Day Weekend at Point Mallard Park in Decatur, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMAE7
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2006
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The Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic, the oldest hot-air balloon race in the mid-South, started in Decatur in 1977 with competition between 17 balloonists from Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. The Classic now draws pilots from 20 states for three days of competition during the annual Memorial Day holiday weekend. The Jubilee has been named a Top 20 Event in the Southeast for May by the Atlanta-based Southeast Tourism Society.
The Alabama Jubilee is unique in that it allows for the crowd of approximately 50,000 to mingle with pilots while the balloons are being inflated.
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visit link)
Date(s): From: 05/29/2010 To: 05/30/2010
Number of Balloons in Attendence: 60
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Visit Instructions:
Attend the festival.
Give the name of the event.
Post the coordinates of the launch field.
Give the city, state/prov, and country.
Tell us the number of balloons participating.
Post the associated website if available and/or the organizing group.
Post a picture of yourself with one of the pilots, crew, volunteers, or in front of one of the balloons involved with the rally. (Pilots and crew are usually very approachable and willing to help.)