People wave as the hot air balloon Peanut, piloted by William Eaton, lauches during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)
Highlights from this weekend’s Labor Day Lift Off festival, which runs through Monday.
People wave as the hot air balloon Peanut, piloted by William Eaton, lauches during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)Balloons splash-and-dash on Prospect Lake Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2024, after launching from the other side of Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at the Colorado Springs park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A spectator takes a picture of a hot air balloon as it touches the surface of Prospect Lake for a splash-and-dash during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A hot air balloon floats above downtown Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A hot air balloon floats over Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Nick Maiurro and his son, Benjamin, and wife, Emily, watch as a balloon takes flight Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, during the media day for the Labor Day Lift Off this holiday weekend. The largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday morning in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Gazette reporter Breeanna Jent looks down on the city of Colorado Springs while taking her first hot air balloon ride Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, during media day for the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off that runs through Monday in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Gazette reporter Breeanna Jent, left, shares a toast with pilot Frankie Martinez after taking her first hot air balloon ride Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, during media day for the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off that runs through Monday in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Crews prepare the balloons for the launch Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, during the media day for the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off this holiday weekend. The largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday morning in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The Maiurro family of Nick, Emily, and their three children, Jack, Benjamin and Oliver watch as crews prepare the balloon to take flight Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, during the media day for the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off this holiday weekend. The largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday morning in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Benjamin Maiurro waves to the balloons as his parents Nick and Emily, and his brothers Jack and Oliver, in stroller, watch the balloons launch Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, during the media day for the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off this holiday weekend. The largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday morning in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Benjamin Maiurro cheers as his father, Nick, and brother Jack watch the balloons launch Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, during the media day for the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off this holiday weekend. The largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday morning in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A hot air balloon floats over Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)(The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)A hot air balloon floats over Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)A hot air balloon does a splash-and-dash on Prospect Lake Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2024, after launching from the other side of Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at the Colorado Springs park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Balloons splash-and-dash on Prospect Lake Friday morning, Aug. 30, 2024, after launching from the other side of Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at the Colorado Springs park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A hot air balloon floats over Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A hot air balloon floats above downtown Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Hot air balloon float over Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A hot air balloon floats over Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A hot air balloon floats over Colorado Springs Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off, the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado, begins Saturday morning and runs through Monday at Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The first wave of hot air balloons launch with Pikes Peak in the background during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)A Canada goose flies over Memorial Park as hot air balloon float in the distance Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The first wave of hot air balloons launch with Pikes Peak in the background during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The first wave of hot air balloons launch with Pikes Peak in the background during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The first wave of hot air balloons launch with Pikes Peak in the background during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The first wave of hot air balloons launch with Pikes Peak in the background during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The first wave of hot air balloons launch with Pikes Peak in the background during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The Bandit piloted by Dianne Karlsson launches during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The Bandit piloted by Dianne Karlsson launches during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The Bandit piloted by Dianne Karlsson launches during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Peanut, piloted by William Eaton, launches into the sky during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Peanut, piloted by William Eaton, launches into the sky during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)IVO, piloted by Justin Cox, launches during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Balloon passengers smile as they float over the crowd at Memorial Park on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)Uncle Sam, piloted by Stuart Enloe, begins to fill during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)People watch as IVO, piloted by Justin Cox, prepares to launch during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The first wave of hot air balloons launch with Pikes Peak in the background during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The hot air balloon Chici Boom begins to fill with air before launching during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)A hot air balloon floats over the crowd Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)People watch as balloons descend on Prospect Lake for a splash-and-dash during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)Uncle Sam, piloted by Stuart Enloe, begins to fill during the first morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Park. The hot air balloon festival continues through Monday morning. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock)
