September 20 - 23, 2018
Free Admission - No Dogs Permitted
Balloon Flight Schedules Weather Permitting
2018 Balloon Festival Schedule Coming Soon
**Note: The 2018 schedule has not been announced yet, but you can use the 2017 schedule below for reference. The schedule is up-to-date as of September 2017. All events are subject to change. Contact the event organizers directly to confirm.**
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Crandall Park, Glens Falls, NY
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Live Music by The Master Cylinders
5:00 pm: Opening Ceremonies, food vendors, and kids' activities
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm: Flight of up to 20 balloons (weather permitting)
Downtown Glens Falls
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm: City of Glens Falls Block Party featuring live music, balloon baskets on display, a car show, and kids' activities
Friday, September 22, 2017
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, Queensbury, NY
3:00 pm: Gates open, craft fair hosted by ZONTA, kids' activities & food vendors, live music by The North & South Dakotas
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm: Flight of up to 80 balloons, including special shapes (weather permitting)
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, Queensbury, NY
5:00 am - 10:00 am: Big Balloon Breakfast (all-you-can-eat pancakes, french toast, sausage, juice & coffee) - $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 children (4-10)
5:00 am - 10:00 am: Food vendors, ZONTA craft fair, kids' activities
6:30 am - 7:30 am: Flight of up to 100 balloons, including special shapes (weather permitting)
2:00 pm: Gates re-open; ZONTA craft fair, food vendors, kids' activities, and more
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Music performance by Buckeye Rooster
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm: Flight of up to 100 balloons, including special shapes (weather permitting)
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Music performance by The Old Main
8:00 pm: "Lighting Up The Night" Airport Moonglow featuring up to 30 balloons (weather permitting), bring your flashlights
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, Queensbury, NY
5:00 am - 10:00 am: Big Balloon Breakfast (all-you-can-eat pancakes, french toast, sausage, juice & coffee) - $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 children (4-10)
5:00 am - 10:00 am: Food vendors, ZONTA craft fair, kids' activities
6:30 am - 7:30 am: "Walter's Mass Ascension" - simultaneous flight of up to 100 balloons, including special shapes
8:00 am: Catholic Mass in the Entertainment Tent
9:00 am: Protestant Sunday Service in the Entertainment Tent
Crandall Park, Glens Falls, NY
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Live music by Across the Pond, food vendors and kids' activities
5:00 pm: Launch of up to 20 balloons (weather permitting)
Brought to you by the Unofficial Guide to the Adirondack Balloon Festival.
This is a MUST SEE EVENT! All balloon launch-related events are held weather permitting. Dogs, drones, and other remote control aircrafts are not allowed at the Festival. All Festival events are non-smoking.
Come to Lake George and Glens Falls...Enjoy the best event of the season!
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