II Lions Balloon Festival
September 12-14, 2025, Belogradchik Rocks
flying for Bulgarian children
Lions friends from all over Europe are uniting to help Bulgarian children by charity balloon flying over the Belogradchik Rocks – a place, where every stone is magic, every rock figure comes to life!
3 days of adventures, sharing emotions and creating lifelong contacts, reserved exclusively for the Lions community and their friends!
All net revenues collected from the festival will be used by the event organizer – Lions Club – Vidin for the benefit of the children in Northwestern Bulgaria. The organization of all adventure activities, including balloon flights, is provided by Adventure Center – Belogradchik on a charitable basis.
The festival will be held entirely outdoors in a field among the rocks just 5 min walking distance from the square of Belogradchik.
If you want to fly a balloon, you can choose between 3 options:
- tethered flight 10min, where the balloon is tied with ropes to the rocks and goes up to 77m above the ground. Price – 60 BGN/person /40 BGN for children up to 12 years/;
- free flight 60 min – takes off between the rocks and flies over them – the real adventure. Price 360 BGN/person /240 BGN for children up to 12 years/;
- free flight 30 min – takes off from the landing site of the 60-minute flight and flies on, where the rocks are usually visible from distance. Price 240 BGN/person /180 BGN for children up to 12 years/;
Prices of the other adventures:
- adventure picnic among the rocks – 50lv/person;
- adventure picnic with wine tasting of boutique local wineries – 80lv/person;
- jeep safari – about 1 hour. Price 50lv/person /35lv for children up to 12 years/;
- adventure game – about 1 hour. Price 50lv/person /35lv for children up to 12 years/;
- e-bike ride with a guide – about 2-3 hours. Price 50lv/person /35lv for children up to 12 years/;
- excursion to the caves – only the entrance fee of the respective tourist site is charged
Program
12.09.2025 – arrival in Belogradchik
- 15:00-17:00 Lions Adventures – Jeep Safari, Adventure Game, Electric Bike Ride
- 17:00 Official Opening of the Fairgrounds Festival
- 17:00-17:30 Registration and Evening Flights
- 19:00-21:00 Panoramic Balloon Ascent
- 20:00-22:00 Informal Dinner
13.09.2025 – Saturday
- 7:00 – registration for the morning flights on the field between the rocks
- 7:30-10:00 morning flights and tethering
- 11:00-14:00 excursion to Magura cave, famous for its prehistoric drawings or
- 11:00-14:00 adventure picnic among the Belogradchik rocks with wine tasting
- 15:00-17:00 Lions adventures – jeep safari/adventure game/e-bike ride
- 17:00-17:30 registration and evening flights
- 19:00-21:00 tethered flight
- 19:00 CHARITY BALL of LIONS CLUB – VIDIN
14.09.2025 – Sunday
- 7:00 – registration for the morning flights on the the field between the rocks
- 7:30-10:00 morning flights and tethering
- 10:00-12:00 Lions Adventures – jeep safari/adventure game/e-bike ride/wine tasting
- 12:00-14:00 adventure picnic among the Belogradchik rocks with wine tasting at a new location or
- 12:00-14:00 excursion to the Venetsa cave, famous for its beauty
- 14:00 departure
Accommodation: on your own choice /we assist if necessary/Please, note that the accommodation capacity is limited and it’s strongly recommended to book in advance!
Ball entry fee: 120lv
Choice of adventures: Choose the adventures you want to join by filling out the following registration form for each participant separately.
All net revenues from the Lions Balloon Festival will be used by Lions Club – Vidin to support the children in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Contact person: Evtim Stefanov at evtim.stefanov@gmail.com, phone: 00359887222883