Berg Balloon Festival
Balloon flights and a concert weekend in the central Drakensberg. The organiser’s latest published festival dates are 12–14 June 2026.
The Berg Balloon Festival is based at Berg Air Lifestyle Centre on the R600 in KwaZulu-Natal. Its 2026 programme combined sunrise flying with a Saturday concert and activities at the venue. The image here shows the Drakensberg landscape; it is not a photograph of a festival launch.
The published flying window was approximately 06:30–09:00. For that edition, the organiser advertised an hour-long flight at R3,200 or a half-hour flight at R1,980. These are historical 2026 prices, not a quote for a future festival. Concert admission was sold separately, with advance and gate tariffs.
Confirm both parts of your booking if you want to fly and attend the ground programme. Weather can change the flying schedule independently of the concert. No 2027 dates were established from the source checked, so wait for the next programme before arranging travel specifically around the event.
Sources and photograph
Editorial review: 9 November 2026. Source 1
The Drakensberg landscape. Regional context photograph, not a launch at the Berg Balloon Festival. Photograph by User:Bothar. Public domain. Responsive versions may be cropped and resized.