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Activities

Each and every year, dozens of colorful balloons take to the skies of Decatur, AL for the Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic over the Memorial Day holiday weekend (May 28-29). Decatur is a city located in Morgan County, Alabama on the shore of the Tennessee River. ... Relatives and others traditionally place flags near veterans headstones on Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on May 30th and is observed on the last Monday of May. ...

Public admission is and always will be free of charge.

Scheduled featured activities include a fireworks extravaganza, antique tractor show, classic car show, arts and crafts, stage entertainment, and children’s sports area.

Expanded hot air balloon flights are also on tap and include a Hare & Hound Race, Tethered Fun Flight and Balloon Glow, Key Grab, Fun Flight and Pilots Fun Flight.

More sites at the Alabama Jubilee include an international food court, shoppers marketplace, and KidStuff Children's Area.

Races are held just after sunrise and a little before sunset. The balloon glow, or "balloomination," is held on Saturday evening.

The Alabama Jubilee is unique in that it allows for the crowd of around 50,000 to mingle with pilots, while 7-story tall balloons inflate and loom overhead.

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. Decatur is a city located in Morgan County, Alabama on the shore of the Tennessee River. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Official languages English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 1. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Official languages None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 8. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... State nickname: Pelican State Official languages None; English and French de facto Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last official government census, but probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Senators Mary Landrieu (D) David Vitter (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 31st 134,382 km... Relatives and others traditionally place flags near veterans headstones on Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on May 30th and is observed on the last Monday of May. ...

"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.” Decatur is a city located in Morgan County, Alabama on the shore of the Tennessee River. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Official languages English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Senators Richard Shelby (R) Jeff Sessions (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 30th 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² 3. ...

The Jubilee has been named a Top 20 Event in the Southeast for May by the Atlanta-based Southeast Tourism Society.

Location, Location, 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. Template:The Gilmer Blackburn (Point Mallard) Aquatic Center Point Mallard Aquatic Center (Water Park), Decatur, AL Point Mallard Parks Aquatic Center was developed in the early 1970s after Mayor Gilmer Blackburn saw enclosed wave-making swimming pools in Japan and thought one could be a tourist attraction in...