Province of Pampanga Things to Do Tips by D._Pepper

Walk Inside a Hot Air Balloon!

The Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Festival is held every year on the second weekend of February at the Clark Field Special Economic Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga. A 3 to 4-day event, you can watch the balloons being filled up with air and even walk inside one while it is on the ground (if the balloon crew will let you, that is...) The next Festival is scheduled for Feb 9 to 11, 2007. It is best to book a room overnight inside Clark so you could go to the airshow grounds early and catch the balloons being inflated, and then catch those huge gas burners blast propane flame into the inflated balloons to heat the air inside them and make them fly!

Address: Angeles City, Pampanga

Directions: Omni Aviation Complex inside the Clark Field Special Economic Zone is the venue for this festival. From Manila, take the North Luzon Expressway to the Angeles Exit, and follow the road signs to Clark Field when you exit.