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Lincoln Art & Balloon
Festival
Aug. 26, 27, 28, 2005 |
New location! Logan
County Airport
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Events |
Preliminaries
Friday
Saturday
Sunday |
Wednesday, Aug. 24
Volunteer bash, 6 p.m., at the Logan
County Airport
All festival volunteers are invited -- and encouraged -- to "fly
over" and pick up their volunteer T-shirt, enjoy pizza, salad,
beer or soda, and ice cream, and receive instructions and emergency
procedure information.


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Thursday, Aug. 25
Festival kickoff party, 5 p.m., at Maple Ridge Care Centre,
2202 N. Kickapoo St.
-- Free food and entertainment --
Open to the public. Free food, entertainment and fun!
Watch the skies as hot-air balloons fly over the city of Lincoln for
a sneak preview of the 32nd annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival!
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Friday, Aug. 26 |
AT AIRPORT:
(Activities 4-10 p.m.)
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Food concessions
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Lions Club craft show
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Central Illinois Amusements
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Blue Skies Beer Garden
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Heritage In Flight Museum
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Aeronautical displays
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Railsplitter Antique Auto Club
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Lincoln Speedway "Pit Stop"
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Bingo
4th Normal Form band, entertainment
stage
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Hot-air balloon launch,
6 p.m.
"Runway lights"
balloon glow, dusk |
DOWNTOWN LINCOLN:
Flea market, antiques and collectibles,
sponsored by Oasis senior center, 3-6 p.m.
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Saturday, Aug. 27 |
AT AIRPORT:
(Early morning flights plus activities from noon to 10 p.m.)
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Hot-air balloon flights,
6:30 a.m., Logan County Airport
Activities
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Food concessions
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Lions Club craft show
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Central Illinois Amusements
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Blue Skies Beer Garden
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Heritage In Flight Museum
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Aeronautical displays
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Railsplitter Antique Auto Club
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Lincoln Speedway "Pit Stop"
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Bingo
Bocce ball tournament
Registration at noon
Competition begins at 1 p.m.
Karaoke contest,
1-4 p.m.
New Relations
band, entertainment stage
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Hot-air balloon
launch, 6 p.m.
"Runway lights"
balloon glow, dusk |
DOWNTOWN LINCOLN:
Farmer's market, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Latham Park
Lincoln Christian Church breakfast,
7-11 a.m.
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Lincoln Art Fair,
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Latham Park
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Children's Art Tent
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AdventureZone
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Kickapoo Kingdom
Flea market and collectibles, Scully Park
The Art of Wine, downtown Lincoln
Lincoln Public Library's used book sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Sunday, Aug. 28 |
AT AIRPORT:
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Hot-air balloon fly-in,
6:30 a.m., Logan County Airport
(End of activities at airport)
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WEST SIDE:
1800s Faire, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Postville Courthouse, 914 Fifth St.
Lincoln Speedway festival races,
5 p.m., Logan County Fairgrounds
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DOWNTOWN LINCOLN:
Farmers' market , 7 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Latham Park, downtown Lincoln
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Lincoln Art Fair,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Latham Park, downtown Lincoln
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Children's Art Tent
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AdventureZone
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Kickapoo Kingdom
The Art of Wine,
downtown Lincoln
Lincoln Public Library's used book sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
downtown
Flea market and collectibles, Scully Park,
downtown Lincoln
Cool Cruisers car show, downtown
square |
[Festival
schedule also posted by the
Lincoln/Logan County
Chamber of Commerce] |
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