{"id":32574,"date":"2018-09-07T02:03:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T06:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=32574"},"modified":"2018-09-07T12:56:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T16:56:24","slug":"6th-edition-of-the-adirondack-balloon-fest-returns-to-glens-falls-area-september-20-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/09\/6th-edition-of-the-adirondack-balloon-fest-returns-to-glens-falls-area-september-20-23\/","title":{"rendered":"6th Edition Of The Adirondack Balloon Fest Returns To Glens Falls Area September 20-23"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32575\" style=\"width: 904px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/balloon-fest-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"904\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/balloon-fest-hc.jpg 904w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/balloon-fest-hc-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/09\/balloon-fest-hc-768x566.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bidu, the blue pup, is one of Brazil\u2019s most famous cartoon characters.<br \/>Courtesy Adirondack Balloon Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Board of Directors of the Adirondack Balloon Festival announced details of the 46th annual event to be held Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 20-23.<\/p>\n<p>In celebrating 46 years, the festival\u2019s<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>logo and theme represent<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>shared<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and celebrated traditions of the region\u2014ballooning and hiking. The event is set to celebrate the majesty of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The event kicks off Thursday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Crandall Park in Glens Falls.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Events continue throughout the weekend at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>in Queensbury. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This community-supported event remains free of charge. Organizers said the festival attracts 125,000-150,000 people to the region each year and is the largest balloon festival on the East Coast of the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers said this year\u2019s premiere shapes scheduled to participate include Luiz Paulo Assis, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, who will be participating for the first time. He will be bringing two balloons, Bidu and Saxon<\/p>\n<p>Bidu, the blue pup, is one of Brazil\u2019s most famous cartoon characters. He was built in 60 days, consisting of 2,840 yards of nylon. He is 110 feet tall and weighs in at 467 pounds. Saxon is an animated saxophoneand is 120 feet tall.<\/p>\n<p>From the United Kingdom, Puddles and Splash will make their Adirondack debut. The penguin companions fly side-by-side.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Andrew Holly and Ben Alford from Bristol, England, will pilot the duo.<\/p>\n<p>The classic cat and mouse duo, Tom Cat and Terry the Mouse, will make their East Coast debut. The characters are owned and flown by John Cavin from Indialantic, Fla.,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>a veteran of the local event who flew the perennially favorite the Flying Purple People Eater for many years.<\/p>\n<p>The fire breathing Scorch the dragon will return, piloted by Keith Sproul from North Brunswick, N.J.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Built in 2016, Scorch stands 145 feet tall and weighs in at 675 pounds. Sproul will also debut his newest addition, Fred the Rabbit, flown by Walt Rudy of Wadsworth, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event also include band performances By Big Fez and the Surfamatics, Kevin Mckrell and Orion Kribs, Pesky J. Nixon, The Old Main, And Across the Pond.<\/p>\n<p>The Adirondack Balloon Festival is a nonprofit organization governed and operated by volunteers. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For a full schedule and more information, visit<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>www.adirondackballoonfest.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Directors of the Adirondack Balloon Festival announced details of the 46th annual event to be held Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 20-23. In celebrating 46 years, the festival\u2019s\u00a0 logo and theme represent\u00a0 shared\u00a0 and celebrated traditions of the region\u2014ballooning and hiking. 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