Exclusive Ballooning

18/02/2026

Puddles & Splash visit Thailand 🇹🇭

Puddles & Splash embarked on their maiden visit to Thailand, partaking in the Singha Park International Balloon Fiesta 2026.

The flying penguins travelled 6,000 miles to the four day hot air balloon event, taking part in daily flights and spectacular night glow with fireworks.

Our pilot, Dave Baker, who was flying Splash at the event said;

‘This was my 16th time flying balloons in Thailand and my 4th at this event. The friendliness of the organisers, crew and general public make this event so special. They really appreciate the effort the pilots make and everyone I met fell in love with the Penguins. I really hope to return to this first class event, sponsored by Singha’.

03/02/2026

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26/09/2025

Welcoming the most confused member of the SkySafari fleet…. It’s KeefTheTeef…..!

Welcome to Exclusive Ballooning’s fleet - it’s

Keef is a lightweight Diamond P-90 and will be making his debut at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta next week.

Keef was born in Breadstone, England a few hours ago and doesn’t take any messin’ about but also doesn’t really know what’s going on.

His life motto is ‘wait, what?’ And his life coach is

Specialising in World class lightweight shapes, get in touch if we can help you with your next project…

26/09/2025

The newest addition to the Altitude fleet in love 😍 ☘️

06/09/2025

🚀 Wallace and Gromit’s Moon Rocket takes off in Belgium!

We have taken to the skies at the Vredefeesten event in Sint-Niklaas, a prestigious event founded in 1948 to celebrate the city’s liberation during World War II.

Balloons launch from the city’s Grote Markt, the country’s largest market square, and will see over 100,000 spectators as part of the five day event.

📷: Picture 1 - Matt Joyce/MJ Ballooning

10/08/2025

Can you spot our teams this morning in Cappadocia?

08/08/2025

What a morning, Bristol! 🚀

We were honoured to fly some very special guests in Wallace and Gromit’s Moon Rocket, in support of Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal.

The Brailsford Family have been fundraising for The Grand Appeal for the last 18 years through their iconic Christmas lights display - 'The Brailsford Lights' in Bristol. To date the family have raised £120,000 for the charity, and took to the skies in the Moon Rocket hot air balloon this morning to celebrate!

Keep an eye to the skies of Bristol International Balloon Fiesta this weekend, and see if you can !

07/08/2025

Some of our SkySafari favourites have joined the first Diamond Balloons in Asia in Türkiye for the Kultur Yolu Festival in Cappadocia

07/08/2025

Keep an eye on the skies, Bristol! Wallace & Gromit’s Moon Rocket is back! 🚀

This weekend at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, Wallace & Gromit’s famous Moon Rocket hot air balloon will be returning to the skies of Bristol alongside our Renishaw balloon.

Try and and tag us in your pictures!

26/07/2025

We have taken the difficult decision to stand down The Lord Mayor's Hot Air Balloon Regatta® on Sunday 27th July.

Unfortunately, the forecast over the last 48 hours has deteriorated slightly and the winds for tomorrow morning are less favourable.

A combination of the wind direction and upper wind speeds are the primary reason for the decision to stand down.

There are many factors behind the scenes that go towards these decisions, including balloons being able to safely clear the trees and buildings when taking off in gusty conditions, multiple teams travelling from across Europe, the limited landing options in the direction of travel on Sunday and avoiding the inconvenience of potentially having to call everyone to site and then postponing at the launch site.

Safety always comes first, and we want to ensure the best possible experience for everyone involved.

Stay tuned for the next update—better skies are ahead! Whilst this was the last scheduled date for July, we will coordinate with all relevant parties to investigate if further standby date(s) can be arranged for this year or if we now move to 2026.

Thank you for your patience and support. We know it will be worth the wait!

26/07/2025

We remain on AMBER ALERT for the Balloon Regatta® flight on Sunday 27th July.

We are continuing to monitor the wind speeds and direction both on the surface and at altitude and while we remain hopeful that we can proceed with the flight, the forecasted conditions are changing.

We will provide a further update on the flight status circa 2pm today, to confirm whether we are moving to Green Status or standing down.

25/07/2025

We are monitoring a potential weather slot for Sunday 27th July and are now on AMBER ALERT.

Flying conditions are looking positive for Sunday morning and we are hopeful that we will be able to proceed, however we are continuing to monitor the wind speeds and direction, both on the surface and at altitude.

Please see the FAQ section on the website for any questions you may have www.balloonregatta.com/frequently-asked-questions

We will provide the next flight status update on Saturday 26th July circa 10am.