Dansville, N.Y. — The Dansville Balloon Festival kicked off its 41st year on Friday. The official hot air balloon festival of New York is a three-day extravaganza offering flights, food ...

DANSVILLE – The 40th annual New York State ... this morning from Dansville Municipal Airport, 176 Franklin St. Hot air balloon launches, weather permitting, are also scheduled for 6 tonight ...

But the fun of hot air balloon festivals doesn't stop there ... New York State Festival of Balloons in Dansville, New York: Sept. 2-5 Join an anticipated 30,000 attendees over Labor Day weekend ...

Before subjecting humans to the unknown dangers of flight in a hot-air balloon, French inventors conducted a trial run, sending a sheep, a duck and a rooster up in the air over Versailles.