Keith Sproul's Balloon Festival History
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| Date (2004) | Balloon | Event | Location | Web Site | |
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| May 29-31 | SkyBluePink LimeLight |
Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Rally | Letchworth State Park, NY | www.balloonsoverletchworth.com www.skychariot.com/letchworth.html | |
| Sept 11 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) |
Raritan Day (NJ) | Lenape Park, Raritan, NJ | ||
| Sept 20 | Crew Chief for Energizer Bunny |
Great Forest Park Balloon Race | St Louis, MO | www.greatforestparkballoonrace.com | |
| Sept 24-26 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) |
Keystone International Balloon Festival | Lancaster, PA | ||
| Oct 2-10 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) LimeLight |
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Dec 3-5 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) |
Holiday Balloon Festival | Battle Creek, MI | www.holidayballoonfest.com | |
| Date (2005) | Balloon | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| May 28-30 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) LimeLight |
Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Rally | Letchworth State Park, NY | www.balloonsoverletchworth.com www.skychariot.com/letchworth.html | |
| Jun 16-19 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) LimeLight |
Summer Heat Balloon Festival | Muncie, IN | ||
| July 15-17 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) LimeLight |
Jackson Hot Air Jubilee | Jackson, MI | www.hotairjubilee.com | |
| Sept 1-4 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) LimeLight |
New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville, NY | www.nysfob.com | |
| Sept 9-11 | Birthday Cake | Atlantic Balloon Fiesta | Sussex, NB, Canada | atlanticballoonfiesta.ca | |
| Sept 16 | Crew Chief for Energizer Bunny |
Great Forest Park Balloon Race | St Louis, MO | www.greatforestparkballoonrace.com | |
| Oct 1-9 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) Fred B Rabbit LimeLight |
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Dec 2-4 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) |
Red Rock Balloon Rally | Red Rock State Park Gallup, NM |
www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2006) | Balloon | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Apr 15 | Fred B Rabbit | Solberg Airport Open House | Readington, NJ | www.solbergairport.com | |
| May 26-29 | Birthday Cake SkyBluePink |
Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Rally | Letchworth State Park, NY | www.balloonsoverletchworth.com www.skychariot.com/letchworth.html | |
| Jun 2-4 | LimeLight Indecision |
Amherst Experimental Balloon, Hopper, and Airship Gathering | Amherst, MA | www.xltaweb.com | |
| Jun 24 | SkyBluePink | Solberg Airport Summer Solstice | Readington, NJ | www.solbergairport.com | |
| Jul 7-9 | SkyBluePink Indecision LimeLight |
Poughkeepsie Balloon Festival | Poughkeepsie, NY | ||
| July 28-30 | SkyBluePink Community Property Indecision LimeLight |
Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning | Solberg Airport Readington, NJ |
quickchk.balloonfestival.com | |
| Aug 4-6 | Birthday Cake | Pittsfield Balloon Festival | Pittsfield, NH | Pittsfield Balloon Festival | |
| Sept 1-3 | Birthday Cake | New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville, NY | www.nysfob.com | |
| Sept 10 | SkyBluePink | Holmdel Community Day | Bayonet Farm, Holmdel, NJ | Holmdel Arts & Music Festival | |
| Sept 22-24 | BRUT LimeLight SkyBluePink |
Adirondack Balloon Festival | Glens Falls, NY | www.adirondackballoonfest.org | |
| Sept 30 | LimeLight | Delaware Township Day | Delaware Twp, NJ | ||
| Oct 7-15 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) Fred B Rabbit LimeLight |
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Oct 27-29 | Fred B Rabbit | Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally |
Amarillo, TX | www.piratesofthecanyon.com www.balloonamarillo.org 2006 Canyon Pictures |
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| Dec 1-3 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) |
Red Rock Balloon Rally | Red Rock State Park Gallup, NM |
www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2007) | Balloon | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Mar 24 - Apr 2 |
Blaser Tetrahedron | Emmental Balloon Week | Hasle-Ruegsau, Switzerland |
www.emmentaler-ballonwoche.ch www.skychariot.com/switzerland.html |
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| May 5 | SkyBluePink LimeLight |
Boy Scouts Jambo | Deep Creek Park Green Lane, PA |
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| May 25-28 | Fred B Rabbit SkyBluePink Mr. K |
Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Rally | Letchworth State Park, NY | www.balloonsoverletchworth.com www.skychariot.com/letchworth.html | |
| Jun 1-3 | LimeLight Blaser Tetrahedron |
Experimental LTA | Amherst, MA | www.xlta.org | |
| Jun 16 | Community Property II | Become a Pilot Family Day Smithsonian Instutute |
National Air & Space Museum Chantilly, VA |
Become A Pilot Day | |
| Jun 17 | Crew for Energizer Bunny |
York County Balloon Festival | York, PA | www.windjammerballoons.com/festival/ | |
| Jun 23 | Crew for High Plains Drifter Brooks & Dunn |
Brooks & Dunn Concert | Lincoln Financial Center Philadelphia, PA |
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| Jul 3-4 | SkyBluePink LimeLight |
Pottstown Balloon Festival | Pottstown, PA | ||
| Jul 20-22 | Birthday Cake LimeLight |
Poughkeepsie Balloon Festival | Poughkeepsie, NY | ||
| Jul 20-22 | Fred B Rabbit Pilot Walt Rudy |
Ohio Challenge | Middletown, OH | www.ohiochallenge.com | |
| Jul 27-29 | Birthday Cake | Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning | Solberg Airport Readington, NJ |
quickchk.balloonfestival.com | |
| Aug 3-5 | SkyBluePink LimeLight |
Pittsfield Balloon Festival | Pittsfield, NH | Pittsfield Balloon Festival | |
| Aug 10-12 | Fred B Rabbit | Metro NY Balloon Festival | Brookhaven, Long Island, NY | metronyballoonfest.com | |
| Aug 17-19 | Birthday Cake | Great Falls Balloon Festival | Lewiston/Auburn, ME | www.greatfallsballoonfestival.org | |
| Aug 30 - Sept 3 |
Birthday Cake Pilot Mark McSkimming |
Gatineau Balloon Festival | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | www.montgolfieresgatineau.com | |
| Aug 30 - Sept 3 |
Fred B Rabbit | New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville, NY | www.nysfob.com | |
| Sept 8-9 | Wings of Wind SkyBluePink |
Septemberfest | Hamilton, NJ | ||
| Sept 15-16 | LimeLight | Teterboro Airport Wings & Wheels Display |
Teterboro, NJ | www.njahof.org | |
| Sept 15-16 | SkyBluePink | Kingwood Day | Kingwood Park Frenchtown, NJ |
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| Sep 20-23 | SkyBluePink | Adirondack Balloon Festival | Glens Falls, NY | www.adirondackballoonfest.org | |
| Sep 28 | Crew for High Plains Drifter Brooks & Dunn |
Brooks & Dunn Concert | Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center |
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| Sep 29 | SkyBluePink | Delaware Township Community Day | Sarah Dilts Park Sergeantsville, NJ |
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| Oct 6-14 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) Fred B Rabbit LimeLight |
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Oct 26-28 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) |
Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally |
Amarillo, TX |
www.balloonamarillo.org 2006 Canyon Pictures |
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| Nov 30 - Dec 2 |
Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) |
Red Rock Balloon Rally | Red Rock State Park Gallup, NM |
www.redrockballoonrally.com www.skychariot.com/gallup.html |
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| Date (2008) | Balloon | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Feb 1-3 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) | Meteor Crater, AZ Balloon Flight | Winslow, AZ | www.meteorcrater.com www.skychariot.com/meteorcrater/ |
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| Mar 1 | Speaker | John Wise Safety Seminar Millersville Univ |
Millersville PA | www.johnwise.net | |
| Mar 22 | Fred B Rabbit | Solberg Airport Easter Open House | Solberg Airport Readington, NJ |
www.solbergairport.com | |
| Apr 4-6 | Speaker | BFA National Convention | Louisville, KY | www.bfa.net | |
| Apr 29 | LimeLight | Civil Air Patrol Balloon Demo Easton Airport (Braden Airpark) |
Easton, PA | ||
| May 5 | Lime Light Indecision |
Boy Scouts, Tropp 200 Aviation Month Immaculate Conception Church |
Annandale, NJ | ||
| May 11 | Indecision | Wurtsboro Aiprot Grand Re-Opening | Wurtsboro, NY | www.wurtsboroairport.com | |
| May 16-18 | Indecision | XLTA Experimental Meet | Amherst, MA | www.xlta.org | |
| May 23-25 | SkyBluePink LimeLight |
Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Rally | Letchworth State Park, NY | www.balloonsoverletchworth.com www.skychariot.com/letchworth.html | |
| June 7 | Community Property II | Fly-In, EAA Chapter 643 Sky Manor Airport |
Alexandria, NJ | ||
| June 8 | Stained Glass | GEBA Picnic Sarah Diltz Park |
Sargentsville, NJ | GEBA | |
| June 14 | Community Property II | Become a Pilot Family Day Smithsonian Instutute |
National Air & Space Museum Chantilly, VA |
Become A Pilot Day | |
| June 15 | Community Property II | Father's Day, Alba Vinyards | Milford, NJ | www.albavineyards.com | |
| June 21 | SkyBluePink LimeLight |
Solberg Airport Summer Solstice Open House | Solberg Airport Readington, NJ |
www.solbergairport.com | |
| Jul 3-4 | Birthday Cake | Pottstown Balloon Rally | Pottstown, PA | www.pottstownjuly4th.org | |
| July 18-20 | SkyBluePink | Wellsville Balloon Rally | Wellsville, NY | www.wellsvilleballoonrally.com | |
| Jul 25-27 | SkyBluePink | Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning | Solberg Airport Readington, NJ |
quickchk.balloonfestival | |
| Jul 30 - Aug 2 |
SkyBluePink | The Hot Air Balloon Festival at the Warren County Farmers' Fair | Warren County Fair Grounds Phillipsburg, NJ |
www.balloonfestnj.com | |
| Aug 15-17 | Pandy LimeLight |
Great Falls Balloon Festival | Lewiston/Auburn, ME | www.pandaballoons.com | |
| Aug 26 | Crew for High Plains Drifter Brooks & Dunn Balloon |
Brooks & Dunn Concert | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Aug 29 - Sep 1 |
Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) | New York State Festival of Ballooning | Dansville, NY | www.nysfob.com | |
| Aug 29 - Sep 1 |
Birthday Cake Pilots Davide Markowitz & Lou Barthelemy |
Oneonta NY Balloon Festival | Oneonta, NY | ||
| Sept 18-21 | Indecision SkyBluePink LimeLight |
Adirondack Balloon Festival | Glens Falls, NY | adirondackballoonfest.org | |
| Sept 26-28 | Birthday Cake | Bluegrass Balloon Festival | Louisville, Kentucky | www.bluegrassballoons.com | |
| Oct 4-12 | Wings of Wind (Tetrahedron) Fred B Rabbit LimeLight |
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Date (2009) | Balloon | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Mar 7-15 | Birthday Cake Pilots Glo Kehoe & Debbie Sproul |
Canberra Festival Balloon Spectacular | Canberra, Australia | Canberra Festival | |
| Mar 25-29 | Birthday Cake Pilots Glo Kehoe & Debbie Sproul |
Balloons over Waikato | Hamilton, New Zealand | balloonsoverwaikato.co.nz | |
| May 22-25 | Spectator | Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Rally | Letchworth State Park, NY | www.balloonsoverletchworth.com www.skychariot.com/letchworth.html |
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| June 20 | Community Property II Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Become a Pilot Family Day Smithsonian Instutute |
Smithsonian Institute National Air & Space Museum Chantilly, VA |
Become A Pilot Day | |
| July 24-26 | Spectator | Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning | Solberg Airport Readington, NJ |
quickchk.balloonfestival.com | |
| Sept 3-7 | Blaser Tet Indecision Pilot Debbie Sproul |
New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville Airport Dansville, NY |
www.nysfob.com | |
| Sept 18-19 | Birthday Cake Pilot Carl Young |
Great Forest Park Balloon Race 20th aniv of the Energizer Bunny |
Great Forest Park St Louis, MO |
www.greatforestparkballoonrace.com | |
| Sept 25-27 | Birthday Cake Pilot Mark McSkimming |
Bluegrass Balloon Festival | Bowman Field Louisville, KY |
www.bluegrassballoons.com | |
| Oct 3-11 | Blaser Tet Indecision LimeLight Pilot Debbie Sproul Fred B Rabbit Pilot John Hoffer |
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Oct 30- Nov 1 |
Blaser Tet Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally |
Palo Duro State Park Amarillo, TX |
www.piratesofthecanyon.com www.balloonamarillo.org Canyon Pictures |
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| Dec 4-6 | Blaser Tet Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Red Rock Balloon Rally | Red Rock State Park Gallup, NM |
www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
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