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BALLOON FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Please note: schedule subject to change. Check back for updates.

This Page Was Last Updated on July 14, 2010

FRIDAY – JULY 16, 2010 from 4pm to 10 pm

04:00 - 10:00   Carnival rides and games all weekend

Crafts show all weekend

Festival Food Court – Opens 4pm Friday and 11AM Saturday and Sunday

Inflatable rides + Kids Train Ride (free all weekend)

Kids’ Trout fishing pond opens (free all weekend)

Pony Rides + Petting Zoo

04:30 - 06:00   Tropical Wave Music—Dennis Jansson

05:00 - 05:30   Magically Medieval – magic show (free all weekend) – Midway

06:00               High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (new and free all weekend) – Midway

06:30               Magically Medieval - magic show (free all weekend) – Midway

07:00 - 09:00   Hot Air Balloons Inflate.  Tethered Balloon Rides – weather permitting

06:30 - 08:30   John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band–RAIN 0R SHINE– Main Stage

08:15               Hot Air Balloon Glow @ dusk

SATURDAY – JULY 17, 2010 from 5:30 am to 10 pm

05:30 am          Weather briefing

06:00 approx.   Hot Air Balloons fly (weather permitting) + Tethered Balloon rides

                        RV Camping + Revolutionary War Encampment

08:00 all day     Kids’ Trout fishing pond opens

09:00 all day     Inflatable rides + Kids Train Ride (free all weekend)

10:00               Radio Controlled Airplanes (all Saturday + Sunday) & Kite Ballet

                        Crafts Show (all weekend) + Carnival rides and games (all weekend)

                        Interactive Gymnastics—Bungee (all weekend)

11:00               Festival Food Court opens for the day - Miss Teen RI appearance

Pony Rides + Petting Zoo

12:00   Noon   Airborne Jugglers– Midway

12:00 – 01:30   Square Dancing –Main Stage

12:30               High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (new & free all weekend) – Midway

01:00               Magically Medieval - magic show (free all weekend) – Midway

01:30               Airborne Jugglers– Midway

01:30 – 03:30   High Society Dixie Land Band (Main Gate area)

01:30 – 03:30   Court House Center for the Arts Demonstration Project – Main Stage

03:00               Ichiban Karate demonstration

03:30               High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (new & free all weekend) – Midway

4:00                 Magically Medieval - magic show (free all weekend) – Midway

04:00 – 05:00   Live Music– Becky Chase – Main Stage

04:00 - 06:00   PAWS—Pawtucket Red Sox Mascot signs autographs and photos (new)

04:30               Airborne Jugglers – Midway

05:30               Weather Briefing

06:00 – 07:00   Live Music– George Gritzbach Band – Main Stage

06:30               High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (new and free all weekend) – Midway

07:00               Magically Medieval - magic show (free all weekend) – Midway

07:00               Hot Air Balloons fly (weather permitting) + Tethered Balloon Rides begin

07:30 – 08:30   Live Music - George Gritzbach Band – Main Stage

8:15                 Hot Air Balloon Glow @ dusk

09:00               FIREWORKS!

Sunday            July 18, 2010 5:30 am to 6: 30 pm

05:30 am          Weather briefing          

06:00 approx.   Hot Air Balloons fly (weather permitting)

                        Tethered Balloon rides

                        RV Camping

                        Revolutionary War Encampment

08:00               Kids’ Trout Fishing Pond (free all weekend)

09:00 -All day Inflatable rides + Kids Train Ride (free all weekend)

                        Interactive Gymnastics—Bungee (all weekend)

10:00               Radio Controlled Airplanes (all Saturday + Sunday)

                        Crafts Show (all weekend) + Carnival rides and games (all weekend)

10:30- 12:00    The Contemporary Theatre Company (mini comedies) – Main Stage

11:00               Festival Food Court opens for the day

Pony Rides + Petting Zoo

11:30               Airborne Jugglers – Midway

12:00   Noon   Kite Ballet of New England

12:00               High Flying Trapeze Act (new & free all weekend) – Midway

12:00 - 01:15   Square Dancing (Joe Friscella, Caller) – Main Stage

12:30               Magically Medieval - magic show (new and free all weekend) – Midway

01:00               Golf Ball Drop

01:00               Airborne Jugglers– Midway

02:15 - 04:00   Occidental Gypsy Quartet–Cajun Zydeco music +dancing – Main Stage

03:00               Ichiban Karate demonstration

03:00               High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (new & free all weekend) – Midway

03:30               Magically Medieval - magic show (free all weekend) – Midway

04:00 - 06:30   Planet Zydeco – Zydeco music & dancing (new & free) – Main Stage

0400                Airborne Jugglers– Midway

06:00               Weather Briefing

06:30               High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (new & free all weekend) – Midway

06:00               Magically Medieval - magic show (free all weekend) – Midway

07:00               Hot Air Balloons fly (weather permitting)

Tethered Balloon Rides