<![CDATA[BIG OH! BALLOONS - HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHTS IN NORTH CAROLINA...FAMOUS SINCE 1981 - Blog]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:18:20 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[It Doesn't Get Better Than This...]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:31:33 GMThttps://www.bigohballoons.com/blog/it-doesnt-get-better-than-thisMarch 1, 2026. Memorial Flight for those who flew on, last year...a few photos. Peace to Patrice Reynolds, John Paisley, Sheryl Lucas, and Ruth Lind...soft landings...
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]]><![CDATA[ADVENTURES BLOG]]>Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:07:55 GMThttps://www.bigohballoons.com/blog/a-most-fabulous-morningwith-cindy-and-tracyA most fabulous morning with Cindy and Tracy
Cindy recommends Big oh! Balloons:
         "Absolutely recommend!!! Such an unbelievable experience. Can’t say enough great things about our balloon ride. Beautiful day, amazing captain and crew. Throughly enjoyed the adventure and would recommend to everyone. I have a tad fear of heights but the experience wasn’t scary. The opposite in fact. So very peaceful and calming. Even the landing. Had braced ourselves but the captain set us down easy. Believe they called it a grandpa landing. If you have any reservations about going on a ride, put them to rest and treat yourself to the experience with Big oh! Balloons!!!"
]]><![CDATA[John & Edie's Amazing Wedding Flight — Congratulations!]]>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.bigohballoons.com/blog/john-edies-amaing-wedding-flight-congratulations
Drone video produced by JXP Elite Productions.
]]><![CDATA[Celebrating 50 loving years together...]]>Fri, 07 May 2021 11:33:23 GMThttps://www.bigohballoons.com/blog/celebrating-50-loving-years-togetherCongratulations, Joe & Stella...we had a blast flying with you two!
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Kristie Darling
COMING TO A SKY NEAR YOU! Four local pilots flew from the Cool Spring Balloonport, east of Statesville, last night as a preview of Lifting Spirits Around the World...This weekend, our pilots and many others around the world will join together as a symbol of thanks, with balloon launches called Lifting Spirits Around the World. Independent balloonists from around the world will take flight on these two days, flooding social media with pictures and videos of their flights, with one goal – thanking frontline and essential workers. Balloons put smiles on the faces of young and old and with the postponement of the 49th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we applaud the efforts of those pilots planning and participating in Lifting Spirits Around the World.
To learn more about the Lifting Spirits Around the World global launch, visit their https://liftingspiritsrndw.wixsite.com/thanks. Keep looking up!
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]]><![CDATA[VISIT STATESVILLE - THE HOT AIR BALLOON CAPITAL OF THE EAST]]>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:41:53 GMThttps://www.bigohballoons.com/blog/visit-statesville-the-hot-air-balloon-capital-of-the-east
Big oh! Balloons recently hosted the NC Tripping team, Christina Riley and Carl Hedinger, https://www.nctripping.com/things-to-do-in-north-carolina-bucket-list/#central (scroll down to Statesville and Iredell County) for a wonderful flight from our BalloonPort. The adventure was sponsored by the Statesville Convention & Visitor's Bureau. At www.visitstatesville.com ​you can learn about Stay & Play, a new SCVC program that promotes flying with a Statesville pilots in a hot air balloon during your overnight visit. You'll also enjoy a relaxing stay in one Statesville's lovely lodging properties—hotels, B&Bs, Airbnbs. The promotion features a gift of $100 Downtown Dollars you can spend while you are here...It's a great opportunity for you to enjoy ballooning AND Statesville, a fun destination! Click the links for details...hope to see you soon! h The e Statesville Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering  o participants who visit Statesville, NC for a hot air balloon ride and book a minimum of 2 nights at a Statesville lodging property.
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]]><![CDATA[Celebrating Independence Day 2018 with Friends]]>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:16:50 GMThttps://www.bigohballoons.com/blog/celebrating-independence-day-2018-with-friends
]]><![CDATA[Welcome, Cool Beans! - A new addition to the fleet at Big oh! Balloons. It's a beautiful balloon...come take a ride!]]>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:52:48 GMThttps://www.bigohballoons.com/blog/welcome-cool-beans-a-new-addition-to-the-fleet-at-big-oh-balloons-its-a-beautiful-ballooncome-take-a-ride
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]]><![CDATA[April 28, 2018]]>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 03:47:31 GMThttps://www.bigohballoons.com/blog/april-28-2018 Well, weatherman extraordinaire Brad Panovich said today was the best weather day of 2018...so we kicked it off with, finally, a flight with friends yesterday afternoon! Here's a couple pix we took, and thank you, Candice, for the ones you took from the air! What a great way to finish up April and get flying into May! And, Happy Birthday, Jennifer!
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