EXPERIENCE THE GLOW

The Hororata Glow Festival is an immersive experience with something magical to discover in every corner. The Hororata Domain will come alive with the Hororata Glow Festival on Saturday, 13th May 2023, with a postponement date of Sunday, 14th May, in case the weather is not favourable on Saturday.

“Our community loves welcoming people to the Hororata Glow Festival, and we look forward to bringing new experiences to the Festival that will delight the young and young at heart,” explains Cindy Driscoll from the Hororata Community Trust, who is partnering with Ballooning Canterbury to stage this popular event.

Hot air balloons will inflate like giant lanterns and glow rhythmically to music performing a night glow. As a unique treat Buster, the British Bulldog will be performing this year. Buster is a special shape hot air balloon that will join Ballooning Canterbury and other New Zealand balloon crews for the Festival.

“We are excited to have Buster coming to Hororata from the UK. It is the first time we have had an international special shape at the event. There has been a lot of logistics to get Buster here, and we would like to thank the Interislander who have supported us with this,” commented Michael Oakley from Ballooning Canterbury.

“Before the night glow, people can walk through a cold inflated balloon and interact with pilots to learn more about the art of flying a hot air balloon. I recommend people get to the event early to avoid missing out on these experiences,” Michael concluded.

A vibrant festival surrounds the hot air balloons night glow performance. Capitol City, an eleven piece band, will be rocking following the balloon performance, and the University of Canterbury will have new interactive science demonstrations to wow everyone. Don’t miss the UV art zone or the magical fairy tree and garden, plus rides on a Noddy Train. A vast array of food will be available, as well as stalls to stock up on winter staples.

The Hororata Glow Festival is the only event of its kind in the South Island and sold out in 2021. “We have 130 volunteers involved in making this Festival happen, it is a platform for community groups to fundraise from and profits go towards developing the new Hororata Community Hub,” Cindy concluded.

Tickets must be purchased online; there will be no gate sales. Children under 16 years are free.

See advertisement on the front page of this issue for further details or to purchase tickets visit: www.hororatanightglow.org.nz

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