Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival to Happen During Pongal

Coimbatore, 20th December 2022: The eighth edition of the Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival (TNIBF) is being organised during Pongal next year, from January 13 to 15, at Pollachi in Coimbatore.

The event’s organisers are Global Media Box in association with the Tamil Nadu tourism department. Hot air balloons from Brazil, Netherlands, Canada, Belgium, Spain, Vietnam, France, Thailand, and the United Kingdom will arrive for the festival.

Benedict Savio who is the director of Global Media Box said that this is the first time that they will be conducting the event in a grand manner with a carnival atmosphere.

“It is more like a family carnival. This is going to be the first time in all these editions where we actually get to conduct the event like a carnival, including food, music, games, etc. We thank the Tamil Nadu tourism department for its support. Usually, these kinds of events, like balloon festivals, are held to promote destination tourism like the Albuquerque International Balloon Festival in the USA. This will invite people to step out of their houses and witness hot air balloons of different shapes fly high in the sky. Previously, we used to have five or six balloons, but this year we have around 12 balloons. Pilots from several countries are visiting our state to fly these balloons,” he explained.