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INFORMATION FOR BALLOON PILOTS

DATE/TIME

​RAIN DATE: Saturday, August 23, 2024

Friday, August 22, 2025
Glow 9 to 10 PM

SCHEDULE

5:00 PM

Festival Opens

Field Access Available

7:00 PM

Food Available

  • Gift cards provided for pilots and crew for meal and drink from Bearded BBQ food vendor. 

  • Bottled Water Provided

  • More food available for purchase from various vendors

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

10:30 PM

11:00 PM

Balloons Laid Out + Prepare for Glow

Frank McCrory Memorial Balloon Glow Begins

  • BSOK Channel 1 for Coordination

Glow Ends

  • Exit via Fern Street

Suburban Propane refueling available

  • 6101 Hamburg Pike, Jeffersonville, IN 47130

  • Available for 1 hour

Festival Closes

Park Closes

DIRECTIONS

Pilots should enter from the Fern Street Entrance.

  • Take I-65 to Exit 7.  

  • Turn LEFT onto Highway 31 heading North.

  • Turn RIGHT onto BROADWAY.

  • Turn RIGHT onto UTICA Street.

  • Turn LEFT onto FERN Street.

  • Once past the road block, follow FERN to main park entrance.

  • Follow the walking trail all the way around to the balloon glow field.

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LOCATION

249 N Fern St, Sellersburg, IN 47172

The glow will take place at Silver Creek Township Park in the School House field. This is the same as in years past. 

ACTIVITIES

Things to do before the glow...

  • CARNIVAL RIDES

  • LIVE MUSIC / ENTERTAINMENT

  • OVER 150 CRAFT & VENDOR BOOTHS

  • More than 20 FOOD TRUCKS

REFUELING

Refueling will be available starting at 10:30 PM after the glow at:

Address

6101 Hamburg Pike

Jeffersonville, IN 47130

Phone: (812) 282-1311​​.

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