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Colorado Balloon Classic

Coordinates: 38°49′47″N 104°47′55″W / 38.82975°N 104.79858°W / 38.82975; -104.79858
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The 2008 hot air balloon competition, overlooking Prospect Lake

The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off (formerly the Colorado Balloon Classic) is a hot air balloon festival in Colorado Springs. Held each Labor Day weekend since 1977, it takes place near Prospect Lake in Memorial Park.[1] It is the "largest and the longest continuously running hot air balloon festival in the Rocky Mountain region as well as the state of Colorado".[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ "Colorado Springs Balloon Classic". Scenic Colorado Pictures | Colorado Photos & Prints for Sale. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ "Colorado Balloon Classic". Colorado Balloon Classic. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Colorado Balloon Classic". Visit Colorado Springs. Archived from the original on February 27, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Colorado Balloon Classic". Hot Air Balloons. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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38°49′47″N 104°47′55″W / 38.82975°N 104.79858°W / 38.82975; -104.79858