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Rain and wind ground balloons at opening night of Sint-Niklaas Vredefeesten

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Organizers canceled the launch of 36 hot-air and special-shaped balloons at the opening night of the Vredefeesten in Sint-Niklaas because of rain and unstable weather.
  • A reduced lantern-balloon display will still take place later in the evening.
  • Burners will illuminate the Grote Markt, and the city balloon will participate.

Rain and unstable weather will keep all 36 hot-air and special-shaped balloons on the ground during the opening night of the Vredefeesten in Sint-Niklaas.

The balloons had been scheduled to rise from the Grote Markt at about 7:30 p.m., but organizers said waiting until the last minute would not help because conditions were not expected to improve.

Waiting until the last minute would not help, the weather pattern will not change

· Vredefeesten organizersThe organizers explained why the balloon launch was canceled before the scheduled start.

The evening’s lantern-balloon finale, planned for about 10:30 p.m., will go ahead in a reduced form. Burners will light up the Grote Markt, and the city balloon will also take part.

The burners will illuminate the Grote Markt and the city balloon will also be there

· Vredefeesten organizersThey described the reduced lantern-balloon program that will still take place.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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