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Gilboa Balloon Festival

The Gilboa Balloon Festival remains suspended in our calendar, with no new date verified during this review.

Ma’ayan Harod park near Gilboa
Ma’ayan Harod park near Gilboa. Location photograph, not a current balloon festival. Photo: ברוך ניב / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

Historical accounts associate the gathering with Ma’ayan Harod, near the Gilboa hills. The organiser’s social page was not readable during this review, so it cannot support a new date, ticket offer or operational announcement here.

Some travel calendars continue to attach a summer month to the festival. A recurring month without a dated organiser announcement is insufficient for planning a visit. We have not turned such a listing into a confirmed future edition.

Before booking travel for the event, obtain a current programme naming the venue, organiser and ticket seller. Independent balloon operators in the region are separate businesses; their availability would not itself mean the festival has resumed. The cover shows Ma’ayan Harod park and provides location context rather than documenting a festival session.

Sources and photograph

Editorial review: 9 November 2026. Source 1 · Source 2

Ma’ayan Harod park near Gilboa. Location photograph, not a current balloon festival. Photograph by ברוך ניב. CC BY 2.5. Responsive versions may be cropped and resized.