The largest international Hot Air Balloon gathering
Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons
GEMAB
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Visitors and families
Two majestic mass flights punctuate the days of the GEMAB with activities on the ground and in the air for the whole family. The most intense experience: a first flight in a hot air balloon!
Companies and local authorities
The event is a great communication operation for our partner companies and local authorities. Every customer, prospect, partner and employee is received in an extraordinary setting.
Organisation and volunteers
GEMAB represents the best of social, cultural and generational diversity. More than 400 volunteers and members of the organisation work together to create this 10-day festival.
A unique event in the world
More than 30 years ago, it was a gamble that should have had no tomorrow because it was designed to be unique.
Today, the Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons has become a world-renowned institution, being the largest gathering of hot air balloons in the world.
Our news
⚠️ no GEMAB in 2025
Unfortunately, the potential buyer, the ABC Group, has announced in the press that he no longer intends to buy GEMAB, but still plans to organize an...
240 years since Pilâtre de Rozier made history
Paris, November 21, 1783, 11:00 a.m. Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, a native of Metz (Moselle), and the Marquis d'Arlandes took to the skies in a...
The last post
It's no secret that the last and 18th edition of GEMAB will have no successor. We're going to keep the website dedicated to the event so that it can live...