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The largest balloon competition in Poland will take place in Krosno in May!

  • Date added: 03.02.2025 00:02



Over 60 balloons in the Krosno sky and the return to organizing competitions at the airport - report from the press conference at the Krosno City Hall.

On January 29 this year A press conference was held at the headquarters of the Krosno city authorities, attended by representatives of the main organizer of the XXVI Balloon World Championship - the Open Hearts Foundation. Bogusława Nykiel-Ostrowska, the Mayor of Krosno - Mr. Piotr Przytocki, sponsors and people from the coordinating committee is a gigantic recreational and sports event.

The gathered participants were welcomed by Zygmunt Jerzyk - president of the above-mentioned company. foundation. "He said that the possibility of organizing the world championship in Krosno is a proof of appreciation for the Krosno ballooning community, tradition and work that Krosno puts into organizing the Mountain Balloon Competition." He emphasized our city's experience in organizing balloon events and pointed to the competence and knowledge in preparing this type of event. He thanked and appreciated the role of Witold Filus in selecting the location for the championship, who represented our country at the FAI delegates meeting in Switzerland.

Press conference before the 26th Balloon World Championship in Krosno 2026, photo: Tomasz Czech / terazkrosno.pl
Witold Filus thanked us for our trust. He roughly explained the rules for organizing the balloon world championship. He emphasized the huge number of very restrictive requirements regarding technical infrastructure and human resources. “The requirement for organizing the world championship is to organize the so-called "pre-championship" - they will take place during this year's May Day weekend, he said.

Then the mayor of the city, Piotr Przytocki, spoke and said: "This is a huge challenge and responsibility." The president announced the return of the balloon event to the airport. He emphasized the role of the airport infrastructure and adjacent areas, and also drew attention to the safety of the event. "The May event will be the first organizational attempt. before the championship." He encouraged people to take part in the event.

Later in the conference, the Organizing Director of the XXVI Balloon World Championship 2026, Jakub Mika, spoke - vice-president of the Open Hearts Foundation. Bogusława Nykiel-Ostrowska. He expressed satisfaction with the organization of the event at the airport - "We have planned the airport area for a long time as an arena for the sports part of the event." He cited the visit of the FAI delegation to Krosno (September 2024).

He emphasized the huge interest in the competition in Krosno - the original limit of 40 teams was quickly exceeded. Currently, there are 52 crews registered from literally all over the world. “16 from Poland, 9 from Hungary, 7 from the USA. In addition, from Brazil, Luxembourg, Italy, Great Britain, Ukraine," he enumerated. It will be the largest balloon event in Poland that has ever taken place.

Grzegorz Matejczuk invited and encouraged companies and institutions to take part in the event. “We have the opportunity to witness and participate in truly unique events. We want to organize this event in such a way that the city, the province and the whole world can enjoy it.” – said the vice-president of the above-mentioned foundation. He emphasized that this is a great opportunity for sponsorship cooperation and consolidation of the positive image of the companies. He appealed to the business world through the gathered media to get involved in organizing the event.

Wiktor Więcek, vice-president of FOS, drew attention to the logistical challenges that await the entire city and also listed the requirements imposed by the FAI on competitors taking part in the competition.

Then, Mr. Tadeusz Sanocki - the founder of the Splast group - spoke. He said that organizing such a large event, which has never happened before, requires a lot of involvement of the city and provincial authorities. He talked about the city's sports and aviation tradition. This is a chance to show your good side. He drew attention to the opportunities for the region presented by such a large event. He thanked Witold Filus for promoting Krosno and ballooning. Finally, he appealed to business people to take part in the event.

Mrs. Grażyna Więcek – vice-president of the above-mentioned the foundation spoke about the great human effort and the involvement of many people in organizing this gigantic undertaking. She drew attention to the charitable form of work in the foundation. “The size of the event is evidenced by, among other things, the number of 18 thematic sections needed to carry out our competitions," she concluded.

To sum up – Krosno will have two years of spectacular events. During this year's May weekend, you will be able to see over 60 balloons in the Krosno sky and participate in many outdoor balloon attractions. Relax with your family with many attractions for children. We encourage you to book your May weekend now and visit the City of Glass - the city will certainly not disappoint you.

The organizers are working hard to make this the best balloon world championship ever organized.

And next year - in the second half of September, even greater emotions await - 120 balloons in the sky! A unique, unimaginable sight. You can't miss it!