Highland Village Balloon Festival | Dallas Events
August 14-16
This is the only balloon festival in North Texas where spectators are permitted on the field with the balloons and balloonists, providing an excellent photo opportunity as well as opportunity to converse with pilots and crew.
Highland Village Balloon Festival Resources
- Highland Village Balloon Festival
- Official website for the event.
- 2006 Photo Gallery
- Great pictures from the 2006 event.
- History & Beneficiaries
- Info from the hosts - the Lions Club
Highland Village Balloon Festival Photos
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Take Your Own Balloon Ride!
Head aloft in a hot air balloon with Great American Days
Soar away on this magical hot air balloon flight. The hot air balloon ride for one or two persons includes a complimentary breakfast served with full refreshments and the opportunity to help inflate and launch the hot air balloon if you want to. Alternatively you can relax with a drink and watch the crew do the work.You will have tranquil and breathtaking views on this hot air balloon flight through the skies and after your flight you will be collected and driven back to the hot air balloon ride launch site.
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Highland Village Balloon Festival Schedule
Friday - August 14, 2009 5:00 - 10:30pm
5:00 PM - Gates open. Arts and Crafts Booths Open
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Live Music by La Combo (Jazz and Classic Rock)
7:00 - 7:45 PM - Live Music by Pecos River Brass's street dance
7:45 PM - Opening Ceremony with Torch Light and Balloon Glow
8:30 - Close - Street Dance with Pecos River Brass (Big Band Music). The band will perform a "Do Wop" Sock Hop for the festival. Come dance to the music of your lives...from the 1920's all the way
through swing, twist, rock & roll, Latin, and country.
10:30 PM - Closing
Saturday - August 15, 2009 6:00am - 11:00pm
6:00 AM - Gates Open
7:00 AM - Balloon Races Begin, Pancake breakfast
8:00 AM - Arts and Crafts tents open
All day - Radio Disney "Kid Music", kid Zone, games, rides, dunking booth with local personalities, car bash and food court
10:00 AM - Dusk - Septien Entertainment Presents, on the Radio Disney Stage including Hunter Pecunia, Kelci Page, Hayley Orrantia, Rumors, Kacie Lynch, and others
5:15 - 6:15 PM - Live Music with Cross Timbers (Blue Grass, Gospel)
7:00 PM - Mass Ascension Balloon Flight
6:30 - 8:30 PM - Live Music with The New Hokum Boys (Americana)
8:45 - 9:45 PM - Live Music with Copper Canyon (Country, Blue Grass)
Dusk - Balloon glow
10:00 - 11:00 PM - Live Music with Radio Fire (Rock)
11:00 - Closing
Sunday - August 16, 2009 6:00am - 12:00pm
6:00 AM - Gates Open
7:00 AM - Balloon Races Begin, Pancake breakfast
8:00 AM - NOON - Arts and Crafts booths open
Noon - Festival Closes
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All About Hot Air Balloons
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The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology and is a subset of balloon aircraft.
On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers. Recently, balloon envelopes have been made in all kinds of shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket ships, and the shapes of commercial products. Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than just being pushed along by the wind are known as airships or, more specifically, thermal airships.
A hot air balloon consists of a bag called the envelope that is capable of containing heated air. Suspended beneath is the Category: wiktionary - :gondola|gondola or wicker basket (in some long-distance or high-altitude balloons, a Category: wiktionary - :capsule|capsule) which carries the passengers and (usually) a source of heat, usually an open flame. The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant since it has a lower density than the relatively cold air outside the envelope. Unlike gas balloons, the envelope does not have to be sealed at the bottom since the air near the bottom of the envelope is at the same pressure as the surrounding air. In today's sport balloons the envelope is generally made from nylon fabric and the mouth of the balloon (closest to the burner flame) is made from fire resistant material such as Nomex.
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- OhMe OhMe Jul 30, 2009 @ 7:49 am
- There is a big Balloon Festival near us every year in SC. You Texans really seem to know how to have a great festival. I hope you will add this to my new Festivals lens. Thank you.
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- Twmarsh Twmarsh Oct 17, 2008 @ 7:42 pm
- Nicely done. I like the topic. Five stars!
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