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Montgolfiades de Rocamadour

The Montgolfiades de Rocamadour did not take place in 2026. The organiser’s notice does not announce a replacement date.

Rocamadour and its valley
Rocamadour and its valley. Location photograph, not a flight during the cancelled 2026 Montgolfiades. Photo: Christophe.Finot / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

The association explains that there would be no 2026 Montgolfiades following changes to its organising board. That is a cancellation of the edition, rather than proof that ballooning around Rocamadour has ended permanently.

Older programmes describe a September weekend with morning and evening flights. Those timetables and photographs are historical material. They should not be used to predict a new edition or reserve a weekend without an announcement from the association.

Commercial balloon flights in the area are a separate booking. If you want to fly rather than attend the gathering, check the operator’s current service and weather terms directly. The cover shows Rocamadour and its valley as geographic context; it does not depict a festival flight or a confirmed future launch site.

Sources and photograph

Editorial review: 9 November 2026. Source 1

Rocamadour and its valley. Location photograph, not a flight during the cancelled 2026 Montgolfiades. Photograph by Christophe.Finot. CC BY-SA 2.5. Responsive versions may be cropped and resized.