The traditional hot air balloon launch at York Racecourse has now become a full-blown music festival and this weekend there are performances from Blue, Toploader, Sam Ryder, Ella Henderson and Joel Corry.
Yorkshire Post photographer James Hardisty was granted a trip in one of the ballons, enabling him to capture stunning images of the Castle Howard estate from the air.
9. Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta
Jenna Bowman, of Scarborough pulling her son Harrison, aged 5, along Photo: James Hardisty
11. Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta
Sharon and Robert Newton had travelled from North Lincolnshire Photo: James Hardisty
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