Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival

Sep
18–20

Features a nightly balloon glow, arts & crafts, games, food booths, children’s contests and street dances. Hare & Hound Race is Saturday and Sunday mornings. Hours are 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, sunrise to midnight Saturday, and sunrise to noon Sunday. Annually the last weekend of September.

The Balloon Festival is the major fund raiser of the year for the Optimist Club Unlimited of Abilene to support the youth of the Big Country with Scholarships and other programs throughout the year.

Dates, Location & Info

Dates
Sep 18 – Sep 20
Admission
Free
Address
Redbud Park, So. 32nd and Buffalo Gap Rd.
Phone
325-795-0995
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.bigcountryballoonfest.org

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