LDN - Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
Aug. 26, 27, 28, 2005

New location! Logan County Airport Send a link to a friend

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.

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!

Friday, Aug. 26

AT AIRPORT:
(Activities 4-10 p.m.)

Food concessions
Lions Club craft show
Central Illinois Amusements
Blue Skies Beer Garden
Heritage In Flight Museum
Aeronautical displays
Railsplitter Antique Auto Club
Lincoln Speedway "Pit Stop"
Bingo

4th Normal Form band, entertainment stage

>> 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.

Saturday, Aug. 27

AT AIRPORT:
(Early morning flights plus activities from noon to 10 p.m.)

>> Hot-air balloon flights, 6:30 a.m., Logan County Airport

Activities

Food concessions
Lions Club craft show
Central Illinois Amusements
Blue Skies Beer Garden
Heritage In Flight Museum
Aeronautical displays
Railsplitter Antique Auto Club
Lincoln Speedway "Pit Stop"
Bingo

Bocce ball tournament
Registration at noon
Competition begins at 1 p.m.

Karaoke contest, 1-4 p.m.

New Relations band, entertainment stage

>> 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.

>> Lincoln Art Fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Latham Park

Children's Art Tent
AdventureZone
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:

>> 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

DOWNTOWN LINCOLN:

Farmers' market , 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Latham Park, downtown Lincoln

>> Lincoln Art Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Latham Park, downtown Lincoln

Children's Art Tent
AdventureZone
Kickapoo Kingdom

The Art of Wine, downtown Lincoln

Grape stomp, 2 p.m.

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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