Festival Hours: August 9th and 10th - 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Fly-In Balloon Competitions: August 10th and 11th - 6:30 a.m.
gates open, competition to follow.
All balloon activities are weather permitting and may be delayed. Balloon Glows
are Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 8:15 p.m.
Tethered balloon rides, sponsored by Olathe Medical Center, will be available for $5 per person
Friday and Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and at Saturday and Sunday morning
competitions from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ALL BALLOON ACTIVITIES—FLYING, TETHERED AND GLOWING—ARE WEATHER PERMITTING. BALLOONS LIKE WINDS OF 5-8 MPH.
All military attractions including military vehicles, Homeland Security exhibits
and vintage restored military vehicles will be open during festival hours 4-11 p.m.
Friday and Saturday All KIDZ ZONE activities—face
painting, tattoo artist, inflatables and the Kansas City Symphony Instrumental Petting
Zoo* (4-7 p.m.) will be open Friday and Saturday 4-11 p.m.
All food and non-food vendors will be open during festival hours Friday and Saturday
4-11 p.m. Beer stations and wine tasting will be available throughout the festival.
KC Symphony Instrumental Petting Zoo
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4:00pm
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Festival GATES OPEN
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4:00pm
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11:00pm
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Carnival, Vendors, Crafts, Kid’s Area and Inflatables* *Kid’s Area & Inflatables close at 10:30 p.m.
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4:30pm
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5:00pm
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Doughnut Eating Contest - Food Demo Area
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5:15pm
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Balloon Vans - Balloon Field
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5:30pm
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6:00pm
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Charity Race Balloon Assignment Drawing - Main Stage
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6:00pm
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10:00pm
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Tethered Balloon Rides - tethered balloon area behind kid’s area
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6:15pm
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7:15pm
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Charity Challenge Balloon Race - Balloon Field
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7:30pm
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Special Shape Balloons Set Up - Balloon Field
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7:45pm
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8:15pm
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Special Shape Balloon Glow; Sports Balloons arrive & inflate - Balloon Field
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8:15pm
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9:00pm
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All Balloon Glow
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9:00pm
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10:30pm
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Elders Band Performs - Main Stage
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11:00pm
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Festival Closes
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6:30am
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GATES OPEN (THIS IS ONLY FOR 5K RACE WITH THE BALLOONS. NORMAL OPENING TIME FOR THE FESTIVAL IS 1:00 PM)
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6:30am
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9:00am
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Balloon Fly-In Competitions - Balloons fly in to Balloon Field (FREE)
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7:00am
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9:00am
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Tether Balloon Rides - Tether Balloon Area
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7:30am
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9:30am
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5K Race With the Balloons
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1:00pm
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Festival Gates Open
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1:00pm
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1:45pm
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KC Ukesters (ukulele group) - Main Stage
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1:00pm
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11:00pm
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Carnival, Vendors, Crafts, Kid’s Area and Inflatables* *Kid’s Area & Inflatables close at 10:30 p.m.
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1:45pm
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2:30pm
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American Legion Band - Front of Main Stage
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2:30pm
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5:45pm
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KC Kite Flying Club - Balloon Field
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6:00pm
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Balloon set up for Derby Drop - Balloon Field by Main Stage
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6:00pm
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10:00pm
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Tether Balloon Rides - Tether Balloon Area
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6:30pm
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Ping Pong Derby Drop - Balloon Field
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6:30pm
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7:15pm
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Balloon Fly-In - Over Balloon Field
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7:15pm
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7:45pm
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Special Shape Balloons Set-Up
and Glow
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7:45pm
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8:15pm
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Sports Balloons take the field & set-up for Glow
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8:15pm
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9:00pm
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All Balloon Glow - Balloon Field
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9:00pm
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10:30pm
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Scott Peery Band - Main Stage
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11:00pm
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Festival Closes
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Balloon Competitions
Saturday, August 10th
Sunday, August 11th
6:30 a.m. Gates Open
7:00-8:30 a.m. - FLY-IN BALLOON COMPETITIONS
Competitions are free and will also provide free Roasterie coffee and Krispy Kreme
Doughnuts. If you want to see balloons fly and compete (weather permitting), come
out early and have fun!