Plainville Hot Air Balloon Festival

The Plainville Hot Air Balloon Festival will not happen again this year due to COVID-19. The festival, hosted by the Plainville Fire Company, has not been held since 2019. “The Plainville Fire Company regrets to announce that due to the pandemic and its uncertainties, we are canceling the 2022 Hot Air Balloon Festival. We hope to see everyone in 2023,”…

The Plainville Fire Company Hot Air Balloon Festival has been canceled this year due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Plainville Fire Company Captain William Gannon II said state regulations on crowd size and social distancing would make it difficult to ensure the safety of all of the festival-goers. It’s the second year the festival has been canceled due to the...

A popular hot air balloon festival in Plainville has been canceled this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Plainville Fire Company posted the cancellation on Facebook on Monday. “Due to the pandemic and its uncertainties, we are cancelling the 2020 Hot Air Balloon Festival,” the Fire Company said in part in the post. Organizers of the event said they hope to…

Friday evening was day one of the Plainville Fire Company’s Hot Air Ballon Festival.