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Public admission is free of charge. ACTIVITIES
Hot Air Balloon Flights
HISTORY The Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic, the oldest hot-air balloon race in the mid-South, started in Decatur, AL in 1977 with competition between 17 balloonists from Kentucky , Ohio , Georgia , Mississippi and Louisiana . The Classic now draws over 60 pilots from 20 states for three days of competition during the annual Memorial Day holiday weekend. "THE BALLOONING CAPITAL OF ALABAMA" The continued popularity of the Alabama Jubilee urged the Legislature of the state to designate the City of Decatur as the “Ballooning Capital of Alabama .” The Jubilee has been named a Top 20 Event in the Southeast for May by the Atlanta -based Southeast Tourism Society . LOCATION The Jubilee is held on the grounds of Point Mallard Park , a municipal recreation complex that offers a 35-acre water park featuring “America’s First Wave Pool,” (at the Point Mallard Aquatic Center ), tennis courts, ball fields, hiking trails, campground, 18-hole championship golf course, indoor ice skating rink and a complete recreation center. SEE ALSO SOURCE Decatur website source page |
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