TN-BALLOON FEST

Balloon festival in Pollachi from January 13

Coimbatore, Jan 7 (PTI): The fifth edition of the

Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival (TNIBF 2019) is

beginning at nearby Pollachi from January 13.

The festival would feature 10 hot air balloons from

eight countries.

This year, the highlight would would be the

specially shaped balloons - White CAT from Germany, Ice-cream

from Belgium and Angry Birds from the USA, a press release

said here.

The brain-child of Benedict Savio of Global Media

Box, the three-day festival is being organised in association

with The Slaves Restaurant and the Department of Tourism,

Tamil Nadu, the release said.

A musical fest with performances by the likes of

actor-singer Andrea & Band at the inaugural day among the

various other innovative food pop-ups and a dedicated kids

carnival are the other attractions, it said.

The balloon festival is expected to be the largest

crowd-puller in the tourism calendar of Pollachi, it added.

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