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Hot-air balloons and drone shows fill Labor Day skies
Plan a Colorado getaway for Labor Day Lift Off, combining balloon launches, glows, music, and drone shows with outdoor recreation and an overnight-friendly summer schedule.
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Memorial Park and Prospect Lake provide broad views of both hot-air balloons and Pikes Peak each Labor Day weekend, as dozens of balloons fill the sky through dawn mass ascensions, evening glows, and synchronized drone displays across three free days. A printed schedule at the park entrance lists exact launch and glow times, useful for planning around naps or early bedtimes.
The dawn ascensions and evening glows bookend each day in a way that suits families with young children particularly well, since morning sessions wrap up before the day’s heat builds and the evening glow offers an equally memorable spectacle without pushing bedtime too late.
Early morning and evening sessions make a nearby hotel especially convenient rather than a longer commute across the city. Pack warm layers for the dawn launches and cooler evening glow, and add Garden of the Gods or Pikes Peak’s own trails to extend the weekend. It is a free, genuinely photogenic festival built around two of the day’s most rewarding hours. Prospect Lake mornings can feel chilly even on a warm Labor Day weekend, so pack a warm layer for the dawn launches.
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