Pilots called off the first flight of the annual event due to high winds.
Crowds gathered at the Ashton Court Estate had hoped to watch balloons take to the skies early on Friday morning, the first of the three-day event.
However, they added: "The good news is our weather charts are showing much calmer winds at coming through over the weekend." Fiesta founder Don Cameron, who developed Britain's first modern hot air balloon and created the world's largest balloon manufacturer, told the BBC: "If you do ballooning you learn to be patient because we're at the mercy of the weather, it's bad luck because a week ago it was great but here we are.
Pete Dalby, chair of the fiesta's flying committee, said: "It is disappointing when we can't fly, but there are reasons for that.
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