The Coshocton Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds starting Thursday , June 6 and running through Saturday , June 8 . The festival is free , and parking is available at the fairgrounds .

Besides balloon launches , the festival also has kiddie rides , vendors , live music and fair food . The committee would like to remind everyone there is no ATM on the grounds . Some vendors may accept cards , but bringing cash is the best idea .

The festival will open Thursday at 4 p . m . with vendors and

rides . There is a wristband special of $ 15 from 4-9 p . m . for the rides . Tethered balloon rides will be from 6:30-8:30 p . m . There is a $ 20 fee , and this money is donated to the FPC Community Connections Fund . For the tethered rides , the balloon will lift from 20-50 feet off the ground but does not launch . These are on a first come , first served basis , and the pilot has the final say on whether to lift off . Guidelines for those wishing to take a tethered ride can be found on the Coshocton Hot Air Balloon Festival Facebook page . Three balloons will launch at 7 p . m .

The midway will open Friday at 11 a . m . with the opening ceremony at 5:45 p . m . Casie

and Dave will perform at 6 p . m ., followed by a balloon launch at 6:45 p . m . The Balloon Night Glow will be at the fairgrounds at 9:15 p . m . The balloons are inflated for the night glow and lit up . They will stay tethered for the night glow .

On Saturday there will be a balloon launch somewhere in the county to fly toward the fairgrounds . Tethered balloon rides will once again be offered from 7-8:30 a . m . The midway will open at 11 a . m . with a wristband special of $ 15 for rides from noon to 4 p . m . COSI activities will be available from 1-4:30 p . m . with a COSI science show presented at 5:15 p . m . At 6:30 p . m . Victorious KayBirds will

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perform , followed by another balloon launch at 6:45 p . m . Fireworks at 10 p . m . will close the festival .

The times for all balloon launches are approximate . The balloon activities are weather dependent , and safety is always the biggest concern . Even if the weather in Coshocton is nice , the

surrounding areas could be unstable . All decisions about flying will be announced on the festival Facebook page .

Please remember – the times for all balloon launches are approximate . The balloon activities are weather dependent and safety is always the biggest concern .

THURSDAY , JUNE 6
4:00 pm	Midway / Vendors Open
4:00-9:00 pm	Wristband Special $ 15
6:30-8:30 pm	Tethered Balloon Rides $ 20 fee
Donated to FPC Community Connections Fund
7:00 pm	3 Balloon Launch *
FRIDAY , JUNE 7
11:00 am	Midway / Vendors Open
5:45 pm	Opening Ceremony
6:00 pm	Casie & Dave
Presented by Standard Power
6:45 pm	Balloon Launch *
9:15 pm	Balloon Night Glow *
In Memory of John & Soc Rettos
Presented by Dean ’ s Jewelry
SATURDAY , JUNE 8
6:30 am	Balloon Launch * from the Countryside
7:00-8:30 am	Tethered Balloon Rides $ 20 fee
Donated to FPC Community Connections Fund
11:00 am	Midway / Vendors Open
12:00-4:00 pm	Wristband Special $ 15
1:00-4:30 pm	COSI Activities
5:15 pm	COSI Science Show
Presented by Ohio Laborers Union
6:30 pm	Victorious KayBirds
Presented by Standard Power
6:45 pm	Balloon Launch *
10:00 pm	Fireworks
Presented by Kraft / Heinz

There are NO balloon activities in the middle of the day

Coshocton

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Free Admission

HoT aIR BAlLOoN

Festival

ALL ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE AT

COSHOCTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 707 Kenilworth Ave . Coshocton , OH 43812

BALLOON SPONSORS Becky Schweitzer • Boyer Insurance Candy Hostetter - Howard Hannah Real Estate Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton KOA Holiday Coshocton Village Inn & Suites • Cleveland Cliffs ( 2 ) Doug Marmie - State Farm Insurance Frontier Power ( 2 ) • Home Loan Savings Bank Jacob Vanaman Insurance • McWane Ductile Peoples Bank • UAW Local 3462

TARGET SPONSOR

Central Ohio Technical College

TETHERED BALLOON RIDES A tethered ride is when the balloon lifts off the ground , hovers 20-50 feet above the ground for several minutes , but does not launch and fly away . Sold on a first come first serve basis and at the pilot ’ s discretion . Passengers must be at lease 42 ” tall . Anyone under the age of 18 must have a parent / legal guardian sign the release on their behalf . Adults are NOT permitted to hold a child in their arms during the tethered ride . All passengers must be in good health and able to get in and out of the basket on their own .

* The times listed for balloon activities are approximate . All balloon activities are weather dependent and safety is the number one consideration . We will announce the decision to fly on our

Facebook page .

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