International Hot Air Balloon Festival

The festival welcomes balloonists from around twenty countries. Nearly a hundred hot-air balloons come to enjoy the exceptional climate of the Alps in winter. Discover these balloons with their unusual colours and shapes!

Created in 1979, the festival presents a 9-day show. Balloons, special shapes, aerial shows and scale models. Wednesday afternoon is as usual dedicated to children: captive flights, a big snack and animations will surely brighten up the joy of some younger faces!

The link between Château-d'Œx and hot-air balloons has a long history. In 1999, the Breitling Orbiter - piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones - took off from here for the first round-the-world balloon flight. Learn more about the history of this crazy adventure at the Espace Ballons in Château-d'Œx.

To fully enjoy the festival experience, balloon flights are organised every day, weather permitting. Take a comfortable place in the balloon basket and fly away for an hour and a half in the snowy landscapes of the Pays-d'Enhaut!