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• McCook Freedom Flight - Annual balloon rally in McCook, Nebraska each October. Information, schedules, directions and pilot sign up forms.
  
   
• Adam Matthews Balloon Festival - This festival is held in Louisville, Kentucky during late September. It features balloon glow, balloon fly in race and live entertainment.
  
   
• Ashland Balloon Fest - Ashland, Ohio hot air balloon festival held 4th of July weekend. Don't miss the balloon glow!
  
   
• Balloon Classic - The Balloon Classic in Danville, Illinois celebrates the invention of flight mid June.
  
   
• BalloonFest 2003 - BalloonFest takes place during early August in Oklahoma City, OK. Some of the events offered include a balloon race, tethered balloon rides, live entertainment, sky diving demonstration and bicylce stunt team demonstration.
  
   
• Ballooning: JS Online Feature - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on the Wisconsin State Hot Air Balloon championship in Waukesha.
  
   
• Balloons In June - This event takes place in mid June in Clinton, Iowa. Along with hot air balloon flights, a balloon glow is also a feature of this festival. Photos of this event available on the website.
  
   
• Balloons Over the Mississippi - Fort Madison, Iowa balloon festival held mid-July with free admission and free parking. Features live entertainment, food, and crafts.
  
   
• Big Bear Balloon Festival - This balloon festival features more than 60 balloons, live entertainment and arts and crafts. It is held in Grove City,OH during mid June.
  
   
• Centralia Balloon Fest, Centralia, Illinois - The Official Centralia Balloon Fest Site - Dates, Times, Events and more information on this mid-August balloon festival.
  
   
• Custer Balloon Festival in the Black Hills - Photographs from the Custer Balloon Festival in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
  
   
• Flag City Balloon Fest - Join the Findlay area community during mid August to welcome over 30 hot air balloons to the skies over Findlay, Ohio. In addition to providing a dazzling display of color the balloons will be competing for the title of Flag City Champion.
  
   
• Holiday Balloon Fest - Winter hot air balloon festival featuring four flights and two glows in Battle Creek, Michigan annually each December.
  
   
• Hudson Hot Air Affair - Wisconsin's chilliest balloon festival in early February. Complete schedule of events.
  
   
• Huff'n Puff Hot Air Balloon Rally - Held in early September every year for the last 30 years, this balloon festival is in Topeka, Kansas.
  
   
• Jackson Michigan Hot Air Jubilee - The Jackson, Michigan Hot Air Jubilee is held the third weekend in July. Events include mass balloon launch, aircraft displays, live entertainment and arts and crafts show.
  
   
• Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival - Features hot air balloons, fine art, crafts, carnival, and food concessions. Held annually in August, the weekend prior to Labor Day in Lincoln, Illinois.
  
   
• Michigan Challenge Balloonfest - The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest features a balloon glow, skydiving team, arts festival, car show and a medivial village. This event takes place in Howell, MI at the end of June.
  
   
• National Balloon Classic - National Balloon Classic  host the North Central Regional Championship during early August at Indianola, Iowa.
  
   
• High Plains Freedom Flight - The High Plains Freedom Flight II will take place October 18, 19 and 20th, 2002 in McCook Nebraska. Join us in celebrating our freedom with the beauty of balloons. 20-30 balloons are expected with 5 launches planned over the weekend.