Up, Up, And Away With Balloon Festival This Weekend!

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a hot air balloon! It must be time for the Quad Cities Balloon Festival! That’s right, it is time for the Quad Cities Balloon Festival! This year’s event will take place on Friday Sep 22 and Saturday Sep 23. Gates open at 4 p.m. on both days. There are no admission costs for the Balloon Festival. However, it is requested that everyone bring a non-perishable food item to help support the River Bend Foodbank. The Balloon Launch will take place at 5:15 p.m. and the Balloon Glow will commence at dusk (between 6:45-7:15 p.m.) as long as weather conditions are... Read More