10th Annual Chester County Balloon Festival
New Garden Flying Field
June 24th, 25th, 26th 2016
The Chester County Balloon Festival is the must attend event at New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon PA. Filled with activities on–the-ground and in-the-air, the festival provides family fun for all ages.
- 4:00 pm
- Gates open to the public, drive in or fly in
- Vendors Open
- Hops & Grapes Wine and Beer Garden Opens
- Be A Diver – Learn to Dive Opens
- Kid Zone Open (4:00-9:00 pm)
- Band begins (Half Past Seven & more to come!)
- 4:30pm
- Monster Truck rides start
- 5:00 pm
- Remote Control Plane Demo
- Balloon Pilot Briefing
- Airport Runway Closed (5:00-10:00 pm)
- 5:30-6:30 pm Balloon Setup begins
- 6:30 pm Balloon launch, weather permitting
- 8:30 pm Balloon glow, weather permitting
Saturday
- Airport runway is closed 5am to 8am
- Free admission to aircraft until 12 Noon
- All Day - Plane rides (Pt-19 and Cessna 172)
- 5:15 am Balloon Pilot Briefing
- 5:30-6:30 am Balloons launch, weather permitting, spectators are welcome (no gate) Airport runway open at 8AM spectators cleared.
- 12:30 pm
- Gates open to public, drive in or fly in
- Vendors open for lunch
- Be A Diver – Learn to Dive Opens
- Walk Through balloon begins
- Introductory Flights begin
- Helicopter Rides (1:00-4:00 pm)
- Kid Zone Open (12:30-9:00 pm)
- 1:00 pm
- Monster Truck rides start
- Tethered Balloon Rides Start, weather permitting
- 4:00 pm Hops & Grapes Wine and Beer Garden Opens
- 5:00 pm
- Remote Control Plane Demo
- Band begins (Half Past Seven)
- Balloon Pilot Briefing
- Airport runway closed (5:00 pm-10:00 pm)
- 6:30 pm Balloons launch, weather permitting
- 8:30 pm Balloon glow, weather permitting
- 9:30 pm Fireworks (rain date Sunday)
Sunday
- Airport runway is closed 5am to 8am
- Free admission to aircraft until 12 Noon
- All Day - Plane rides (Pt-19 and Cessna 172)
- 5:15 am Balloon Pilot Briefing
- 5:30-6:30 am Balloons launch, weather permitting, spectators are welcome (no gate) Airport runway open at 8AM spectators cleared.
- 12:00 pm
- Gates Open to the public, drive in or fly in
- Introductory Flights begin
- Vendors open
- Be A Diver – Learn to Dive Opens
- Kid Zone Open Kid Zone Open (12:00-7:00 pm)
- Hops & Grapes Wine and Beer Garden Opens
- Fire trucks arrive
- Walk Through balloon begins
- Helicopter Rides (12:30-4:00 pm)
- 12:30 pm
- Monster Truck rides start
- Fire Truck Parade
- 1:00 pm
- Fireman Rescue Demos 1:00pm and 2:30pm
- Tethered Balloon Rides 1:00pm - 6:00pm
- 2:00 pm Band begins (Half Past Seven)
- 3:00-6:00 pm Tethered balloon Rides, weather permitting
- 5:00 pm
- Remote Control Plane Demo
- Pilot briefing
- Airport runway closed (5:00-8:00 pm)
- 6:30 pm Balloon Launch, weather permitting
Rain Date from Saturday Night events, if applicable:
- Airport runway closed (5:00 pm-10:00 pm)
- 6:30-8:30 pm Tethered balloon rides, weather permitting
- 8:30 pm Balloon glow, weather permitting
- 9:00 pm Fireworks
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