Tazaungdaing Festival (Taunggyi Balloon Festival)
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Rival teams in Myanmar's central hills spend months building giant hot-air balloons rigged with fireworks, releasing them into the night sky to explode in streams of light as the five-day festival marks the end of the rainy season.
What's happening here
- Tazaungdaing Festival (Taunggyi Balloon Festival)4 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2026
Rival teams in Myanmar's central hills spend months building giant hot-air balloons rigged with fireworks, releasing them into the night sky to explode in streams of light as the five-day festival marks the end of the rainy season.
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