
DreamBalloon Cup 2023 - the Danish Hot Air Balloon National Championships
From 8-12 August you can see giant hot air balloons in the sky over North Funen at the DreamBalloon Cup 2023!
It will be amazing to see the big hot air balloons rise and fly over the beautiful nature of North Funen as Danish aeronauts and their balloon teams compete to be the best at precision flying.
There are 8 morning and evening flights scheduled. The number of flights depends on the weather and especially the wind direction, so we are crossing our fingers for fantastic flying weather over North Funen this week.
The balloon flights
During the event, you can continuously follow where and when the balloons fly on the Facebook page “DreamBalloon Cup 2023”. This page will be updated when the event management announces today's flights.
Regarding morning flights (Wednesday - Saturday) will be announced on the day at about 06.30 a.m. and in relation to the evening flights (Tuesday – Friday) it will be announced on the day at about 5:30 p.m.
Evening area with activities, entertainment and experiences
In addition to the impressive Danish championships, you can experience something completely new in an evening area at the Hårslev sports hall with activities, entertainment, experiences and food trucks. The final program and times will not be announced until August, but you, your family, friends and colleagues can, among other things, look forward to:
- Get up close to the hot air balloons
- Drone display
- Skydiving
- Take a selfie in a balloon basket
- Various activities and games
- Wow. Go all the way inside a real hot air balloon
- ….. and Friday 11 August at 18, Kåre and Emils will perform with their entertaining science show.
See the program for the individual evenings below:
Tuesday evening
- Unfortunately, the wind and strong gusts mean that we cannot prepare the site.
Unfortunately, this means that there will be no activities on the square on Tuesday evening.
Wednesday - the site is open from 17.00
- Approx. at 17.30: Announcement about tonight's flight in the DreamBalloon Cup 2023
- At 18.00 Drone demonstration (Wednesday and Thursday only)
- Try flying a drone in drone simulator
- The Balloon Man makes balloon animals around the square
- Take pictures in a real balloon basket
- Do experiments in the Science tent
- Try a balloon ride through VR glasses
- Walk inside a hot air balloon between 17.30-18.30. Try a walk inside a real inflated hot air balloon (balloon casing).
- Build and paint your own kite. Price: DKK 40
- You can buy a delicious dinner, drinks and snacks in the food truck area
Thursday - the site is open from 17.00
- Approx. at 17.30 Announcement about tonight's flight in the DreamBalloon Cup 2023
- At 18.00 Balloonman's Balloon Show (Thursday only)
- At 17.30 Drone demonstration (Wednesday and Thursday only)
- Try flying a drone in drone simulator
- Take pictures in a real balloon basket
- Do experiments in the Science tent
- Try a balloon ride through VR glasses
- Walk inside a hot air balloon between 17.30-18.30. Try a walk inside a real inflated hot air balloon (balloon casing).
- Build and paint your own kite. Price: DKK 40
- You can buy a delicious dinner, drinks and snacks in the food truck area
Friday - the site is open from 17.00
- Approx. at 17.30 Announcement about tonight's flight in the DreamBalloon Cup 2023
- At 18.00 Kåre and Emil's science show
- Build your own model rocket and fire it off in the square. Limited number of places. Price: DKK 40 (Tuesday and Friday only)
- The Balloon Man makes balloon animals around the square
- Take pictures in a real balloon basket
- Do experiments in the Science tent
- Try a balloon ride through VR glasses
- Walk inside a hot air balloon between 17.30-18.30. Try a walk inside a real inflated hot air balloon (balloon casing).
- Build and paint your own kite. Price: DKK 40
- Learn about rubbish and consumption from the North Funen Municipality.
- Test your knowledge of air and CO2 in a fun quiz.
- You can buy a delicious dinner, drinks and snacks in the food truck area
Please note:
Please note that some of the activities take place for a limited time.
Several of the activities are weather dependent, which is why they can be canceled due to bad weather conditions.
We reserve the right to make changes.
How do you follow the Danish Hot Air Balloon National Championships?
If you want to know more about hot air balloons, the sport of ballooning and how to follow the run-up to the event? Click to read more via dmballonunion.dk.
During the competition you can follow when and where the hot air balloons will fly via the Facebook page “DreamBalloon Cup 2023”
You can continuously follow the results at watchmefly.net.