PHOTOS: 2025 Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off
Balloons inflate and launch at the 2025 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
A snorkeling seahorse peaks through the balloons at the Labor Day Lift Off crowd on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The balloons weren’t able to launch on Saturday and not all flew on Sunday, but enough to delight the thousands who got up before dawn to be there.
A balloon sails past a snorkeling seahorse peaks through the balloons at the Labor Day Lift Off crowd on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The balloons weren’t able to launch on Saturday and not all flew on Sunday, but enough to delight the thousands who got up before dawn to be there.
Balloon pilot J.J. Mancini gets some assistance for children at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The balloons weren’t able to launch on Saturday and not all flew on Sunday, but enough to delight the thousands who got up before dawn to be there.
Balloon pilot J.J. Mancini lets children touch his inflating balloon with an open hand at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The balloons weren’t able to launch on Saturday and not all flew on Sunday, but enough to delight the thousands who got up before dawn to be there.
Balloon pilot J.J. Mancini starts shooting the hot air into his balloon at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The balloons weren’t able to launch on Saturday and not all flew on Sunday, but enough to delight the thousands who got up before dawn to be there.
Pilot J.J. Mancini takes to flight in his Mr. Sprinkles balloon over the Labor Day Lift Off crowd on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The balloons weren’t able to launch on Saturday and not all flew on Sunday, but enough to delight the thousands who got up before dawn to be there.
Annaliese Vandervak at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The balloons weren’t able to launch on Saturday and not all flew on Sunday, but enough to delight the thousands who got up before dawn to be there.
Balloons inflate and launch at the 2025 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
A race car balloon raises above the crowd, looking more like an lined, at the Labor Day Lift Off crowd on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. The balloons weren’t able to launch on Saturday and not all flew on Sunday, but enough to delight the thousands who got up before dawn to be there.
A ballon dips in Prospect Lake at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
A ballon dips in Prospect Lake at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
Crowds get a higher angle view on the playground equipment at Prospect lake at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
Balloons inflate and launch at the 2025 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
Balloons inflate and launch at the 2025 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
Balloons inflate and launch at the 2025 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
Balloons inflate and launch at the 2025 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
Balloons inflate and launch at the 2025 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
Balloons inflate and launch at the 2025 Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
A ballon dips in Prospect Lake at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
A ballon dips in Prospect Lake at the Labor Day Lift Off on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.