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Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
Hot air balloons will fill the sky over Gatineau this weekend for the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival.
The festival at Le Baie Park runs until Monday, featuring hot air balloon launches, entertainment, activities for the whole family and more. Musical acts include Dallas Smith on Friday, Salebarbes on Saturday and IAM on Sunday.
The hot air balloon launches are every morning at 6 a.m. and every evening at 6:30 p.m., weather permitting.
“I think it’s the magical touch of the balloon,” Bernard Gervais, operations director of the festival, said. “Like the inflation, the cold and the inflation. As soon as …
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