Schedule for Balloon Festival Activities at the Warren County Farmers' Fair in Warren County, New Jersey.
Sunday, July 27 - Saturday, August 2, 2008

For a Free Brochure email info@warrencountyfarmersfair.org

Sunday July 27, and Wednesday, July 30 thru Saturday, August 2 – Mass Balloon launches – 6:30 PM
30 Hot Air balloons take to the sky promptly at 6:30. Don't be late, you won't want to miss this spectacular event. Spectators may feel free to walk over from the fairgrounds to the Balloon Port and watch the launch close up. Sunday will feature a Hare and Hound race, Friday will also be the Snapple Hare and Hound Race and Saturday is the Ribbon Race.

Now Every Night! Tethered Rides – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hot air balloons will be giving tethered balloon rides. Ever wonder what it's like to go up but too scared to actually go? Give a tethered balloon ride a try. ($10 per person).
Several hot air balloon will also be launching on Monday and Tuesday evening, weather permitting.

The Races:

Sunday, July 27
Hare & Hound Races sponsored by Snapple
The first balloon off the field is the hare balloon. This balloon lands and puts out a giant “X”. The other pilots try to follow in its tracks. Each pilot has a bean bag they will throw if they come close to the “X”. The pilot that throws closest to the center of the “X” wins.

Wednesday, July 30
Bicyclists and balloonists pair up for a challenging Bicycle Race. Participating pilots will launch with a bike and bicyclist. After flying for a predetermined distance or amount of time, the pilot will land and let the bicyclist out, who then must cycle back to the Fairgrounds. The team who returns to the Fairgrounds first wins a cash prize. All entry fees for the race will be donated to a local charity. Rain date for this unusual event will be Thursday, July 31.

Friday, August 1
Meet Wendy the Snapple Lady for her 6th appearance at this New Jersey Balloon Festival at the Warren County Farmers' Fair. Wendy will be at the balloon ride tent from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, signing autographs and entertaining fairgoers. At 6:30 she heads to the launch field and take a ride in the Hare Balloon with Balloonmeister Fred Grotenhuis as he begins the Hare and Hound Race.

Saturday, August 2
The Ribbon Race is back. Pairs of pilots in separate balloons hold a 120-foot-long streamer between their balloons at launch. They then try to fly in sync with each other without tearing the streamer. The two pilots who fly for the longest time with the streamer in one piece win the competition.

Click here for a complete schedule of events of the Warren County Farmers' Fair. Admission to the Fair and Balloon Festival in Warren County NJ is $5 per adult, $3 per children ages 5-12 and ages 4 and under are Free. Parking is also Free.

If you are interested in crewing for one of the balloon pilots, be sure to stop by the Balloon Rides Tent on the Fairgrounds.

Unfortunately, the ballooning activity is weather permitting. Safety is first and foremost with Balloonatics & Aeronuts. Total refund if your flight is canceled, however no refunds on admission to the fair if the balloon events are canceled due to unsafe flying/inflation conditions.