Spectators pose in front of hot air balloons as they prepare to lift off into the air in Sandy on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Sandy’s popular Balloon Festival returned to the Salt Lake Valley skies early Saturday at Storm Mountain Park.
The event included balloon launches at sunrise on Friday and Saturday, as well as balloon glows and drone show each evening.
Deseret News photojournalist Scott G Winterton shared these photos of the event.
A pilot lights off his burners in the morning light as they prepare to fly in Sandy on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Crew members unload a balloon ahead of the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Spactators watch as balloons begin to fill with air at the Sandy Balloon Fesival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Hot air is blown into a balloon during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
People watch as cold air is blown into a balloon during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Hot air is blown into a balloon during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
A handle attached to a basket of a balloon as it lays on its side prior to lifting off at the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Several hot air balloons prepare to lift off during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Spactators watch balloons as they begin to lift into the air at the Sandy Balloon Fesival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Buckles and cables attached to a basket of a balloon as it lays on its side prior to lifting off at the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
A balloon lifts off during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Several hot air balloons lift off into the air in Sandy on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Several hot air balloons lift off into the air in Sandy on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Several hot air balloons drift in the air over Sandy during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
A pilot runs the burner as they lift higher into the air over Sandy during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Jenn Glazier holds her kids Rosie Huynh and Nora Huynh as they watch hot air balloons lift off into the air in Sandy on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Several hot air balloons lift off during the Sandy Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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