NWBAC Balloon Meets 2026
Bank Holiday and other Weekends
Camping & caravanning on site at each.
Balloon Meets
Easter – Training Weekend
NWBAC / PRBA joint meeting
2nd – 6th April
Thornton-in-Craven
Flying and also Pilot Theory Training / Refresher sessions.
May Bank Holiday
1st – 4th May
Mains Farm, Kirkoswald
Lovely countryside at a farm north east of Penrith.
This year with “Beets & Bites” in the barn on Saturday night – bar, food and music!
Spring Bank Holiday
22nd – 25th May The Cotton Arms, Wrenbury
Flying from behind the Pub (closed now, unfortunately, but camping still OK)
Midsummer Madness Meet
19th – 21st June, 2026.
Raygarth, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth.
Greaves Farm Meet
7th- 9th August, 2026.
Greaves Farm, Cabus Nook Lane, Garstang.
August Bank Holiday
28th – 31st August,
Mains Farm, Kirkoswald
Other balloon meets in the pipeline will be publicised when confirmed
Montgolfier Celebration and Ceilidh
21st November 2026
at the
Canberra Club,
Samlesbury Aerodrome, Myerscough Road, Blackburn BB2 7LF
PRBA Balloon Meets 2026
Various Weekends
Camping & caravanning on site at each.
See details and entry forms on the PRBA website here.
Brass Monkey Meet
6th – 8th March
Country Inn, Manchester Road, Langsett, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
With an annual dinner on Saturday evening.
SPLASH AND DASH MEET
15th – 17th MAY
Lockside Caravan Park, Littlethorpe Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire
Easter – Training Weekend
See NWBAC Meets
Castles in the Air
12th – 14th June
Wensleydale RUFC, Leyburn
10th – 12th July
TBC but potentially a choice of two possible venues, both are fabulous.
HengeHoppers Meet
14th – 16th August
Canada Fields Caravan Park, Yafforth, Northallerton, N Yorks
Fabulous site – lots of room.
The White Horse Meet
18th – 20th September
Thirsk Racecourse, Newsham Road, North Yorkshire