The Great Balloon Glow lights up the Kansas City sky
The colorful skyline of downtown Kansas City had a competitor Saturday night.
About a mile south of the downtown loop, on the grounds of the World War I Museum and Memorial, several hot air balloons were lighting up the night sky to the delight of thousands of visitors who came to see the Great Balloon Glow.
The giant balloons were tethered to the ground so they wouldn’t float away while their pilots fired up the gas powered burners to create giant flames inside the balloons’ envelopes. The light from the flame inside the balloons shines through the colourful, translucent cloth of the balloons’ envelopes and they glow brightly against the night sky.
This was the second year for the event.
The night glowed with colorful hot air balloons at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
The night glowed with colorful hot air balloons at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
Joel Sturdevant got the glow going on the Remax balloon at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
The night glowed with colorful hot air balloons at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
A balloon pilot fires up his burner to make his balloon glow at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
A balloon pilot fires up his burner to make his balloon glow at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
The Grand Marquis band entertained visitors at the Great Balloon Glow at the National World War I Museum and Memorial and Memorial Saturday, August 20, 2022.
The night glowed with colorful hot air balloons at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
The night glowed with colorful hot air balloons at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
The night glowed with colorful hot air balloons at the Great Balloon Glow Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.