Every day of the festival, park gates will open at:
5AM for pilots | 6AM for Vendors & Balloon Flight Spectators
Friday May 8
BALLOON SCHEDULE
• 6:30 AM Balloon display and flights for Media 2-3 balloons for live TV, radio • 6:00 PM Launch window opens for Balloon Sponsor Flight
• 7:30-8:30 PM – Balloon Glow
TETHERED BALLOON
• 5:00-8:00 Tethered Balloon Flights
FOOD & CRAFT VENDORS
• 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Vendors Open for Business. Note: Not all vendors will be open until 8:00 PM.
CONCERT
• 1:00-3:00 PM- Porch: TBD
• 3:30 - 5:30 PM Main Stage: Megan Doss
• 6:00 – 8:00 PM – Main Stage: Jordan Pickett
PARK CLOSES AT 9:00PM
Saturday May 9
BALLOON SCHEDULE
• 6:30 AM Balloon flights
• 3:00-4:00 PM – Pilot Meet and Greet
• 6:00 PM Launch window opens for Balloon Sponsor Flight
• 7:30-8:30 PM Balloon Glow
TETHERED BALLOON
• 6:30-8:30 AM - Tethered Balloon Operations
• 5:00-8:00 PM - Tethered Balloon Operations
FOOD & CRAFTS VENDORS
• 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Vendors Open for Business.
Note: Not all vendors will be open until 8:00 PM.
5K RACE
• 7:30-8:45 AM - Packet Pick-up
• 9:00 AM – Race Starts
• 11:00 AM – Awards Ceremony
CAR SHOW
• 8:00 – 10:00 AM Registration
• 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM Judging
• 1:30-2:00 PM Awards Ceremony
KIDZONE
• 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Inflatables
• 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Triad-Express Trackless Train
K-9 DEMONSTRATION
• 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ALL VETERAN GROUP PARACHUTE DEMONSTRATION
• 2:00 – 2:30 PM
RC AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION
• 10:00 – 10:45 AM
• 3:00 – 3:45 PM
• 8:00 – 8:30 PM – Special Light Demonstration
CONCERT
• 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Porch: Dr. Captain and The Fleet
• 1:00 – 3:00 PM – Main Stage: Drew Foust & The Wheelhouse
• 3:30 – 5:30 PM – Porch: Kristy Wilkins
• 6:00 – 8:00 PM – Main Stage: Clint Horton & the Magnificents
PARK CLOSES AT 9:00PM
Sunday May 10
BALLOON SCHEDULE
• 6:30 AM Balloon flights
• 3:00-4:00 PM – Pilot Meet and Greet
• 6:00 PM Launch window opens for Balloon Flights
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TETHERED BALLOON
• 6:30-8:30 AM - Tethered Balloon Operations
• 5:00-8:00 PM - Tethered Balloon Operations
FOOD & CRAFT VENDORS
• 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Vendors Open for Business.
Note: Not all vendors will be open until 8:00 PM.
JEEP SHOW
• 8:00 – 10:00 AM Registration
• 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM Judging
• 1:30-2:00 PM Awards Ceremony
KIDZONE • 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Inflatables
• 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Triad-Express Trackless Train
K-9 DEMONSTRATION • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ALL VETERAN GROUP PARACHUTE DEMONSTRATION • 2:00 – 2:30 PM
RC AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION
• 10:00 – 10:45 AM
• 3:00 – 3:45 PM
CONCERT
• 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Porch: TBD
• 1:00 – 3:00 PM – Main Stage: Mason Lovett Band
• 3:30 – 5:30 PM – Porch: Back Porch Orchestra
• 6:00 – 8:00 PM – Main Stage: Dalton Davis
USA 250TH ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY
• 10:00 Welcome
• 10:05 Invocation (Pastor Brian Biggers)
• 10:10 Presentation of the Colors (Alamance County Sheriff & Office Color Guard)
• 10:15 Jimmy Aartner Soloist singing the National Anthem
• 10:18 Pledge of Allegiance
• 10:20 Historical Significance (Russell Compton)
• 10:30 Retire the Colors