Red, White & Blue Hot Air Balloon Festival, Savannah, Nov. 1 & 2
See huge, hot air balloons at the “Red, White and Blue Balloon Festival 2014” Saturday, Nov. 1 & Sunday, Nov. 2 & trick or treat among the balloons the evening of Saturday Nov. 1 – all at the Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah.
Festivities will include: Hot Air Balloons, Balloon glows, Bands, Tether Balloon Rides, Amusement Park, Bands, and food and drinks.
Admission: donation to the soldiers of Ft. Stewart and Hunter.
Each morning the hot air balloons will inflate at Hunter Army Air Field. Attendees are invited to walk among the six- and seven-story balloons as they inflate to offer tethered rides.
Among the balloons at the festival will be five special shaped balloons – a clown, the Purple People Eater, a skunk, Eddie Rickenbacker and Hagar the Horrible.
Festivities on the night of Sat. Nov. 1
On Saturday night Nov. 1, the balloons will return to the field for a balloon glow, where they will be tethered and their burners lit to create an awe-inspiring light show. Festivities also include comedians and music.
As an added treat, children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and trick or treat between the glowing hot air balloons.
$5 balloon rides
Tethered balloon rides will be offered to allow the experience of flying in a hot air balloon while being tethered to the ground. The cost is $5 per person. Rides are limited to the first 400 people each morning.
For information & a schedule of events, click here or contact Randy Russell at 803.652.1181
Event hours
November 1, 2014
6:30 AM Gates Open
7:00 AM Hot Air Balloon Set Up
7:30 AM Balloons Inflate / Tether Rides
8:00 AM Music
10:00 AM Gates Close
4:00 PM Gates Re-Open / Music
5:00 PM Comic Bob Lauver
5:30 PM Tether Balloon Rides
6:00 PM Music
7:00 PM Balloon Glow / Pilot Costume Contest / Trick or Treat Between Balloons
November 2, 2014
6:30 AM Gates Open
7:00 AM Hot Air Balloon Set Up
7:30 AM Balloons Inflate / Tether Rides
8:00 AM Music
10:00 AM Gates Close
FREE Savannah Mall pre-showing of a hot-air balloon for festival
The Savannah Mall will display a Hot Air Balloon participating in the “Red, White and Blue Balloon Festival” on Thursday, Oct. 30 in the mall’s parking lot, 5-6 PM. at 14045 Abercorn St. There’s no charge to come & view the balloon.
The public is invited to get a close and personal view of the enormous airship. The Savannah Mall will announce the winner of the Facebook Free Balloon Ride Contest during the pre-showing activities.