AlUla Skies Festival
The current AlUla programme lists Skyrise balloon flights on 6–15 November 2026. Dates for the wider AlUla Skies Festival remain unconfirmed.
The former AlUla Skies link now leads to the destination’s general events calendar. It lists AlUla Skyrise, a bookable experience with 30 balloons over Hegra. That page does not establish that the wider Skies Festival has been renamed or shares the same dates, so this guide keeps the two distinct.
For visitors looking for a flight now, Skyrise advertises 6–15 November 2026. The outing takes about four hours, including an hour in the air and transfers. Reservations close at 16:00 on the previous day. Confirm the hotel pick-up arrangements and passenger requirements before paying.
Tethered ascents at Al Manshiyah Plaza and glow shows also appear in the current programme, each with its own ticket and timetable. A Skyrise booking does not include them automatically. Follow the links below for those activities; a future edition of AlUla Skies Festival needs its own announcement.
Sources and photograph
Ballooning over AlUla in 2023. Archive photograph, not the 2026 Skyrise programme. Photograph by Saudi Press Agency (SPA). CC BY-SA 4.0. Responsive versions may be cropped and resized.