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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.

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  • 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. â€‹â€‹â€‹

ACTIVITIES

Things to do before the glow...

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  • 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:

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Address

6101 Hamburg Pike

Jeffersonville, IN 47130​

Phone: (812) 282-1311​​.

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