Located at The picturesque Slatington Airport, 1000 Airport Lane Slatington Pa 18080
We are very excited to announce that The Spooktacular Balloon Festival is back in the Lehigh Valley for 2021. This will be our 2nd year of the festival. The festival will be held on Friday, October 22, Saturday, October 23, and Sunday, October 24.
The location is The Slatington Airport 1000 Airport Ln Slatington, PA 18080. You can get more details about the event on our Facebook! This unique and exciting experience cannot be found anywhere else in the Valley. The Spooktacular Balloon Festival is the largest fall laser light hot air balloon festival in the Northeast and offers beautiful views of the amazing rolling hills and Valleys of the Delaware River.
Book a hot air balloon trip for your friends and family for this once-in-a-lifetime experience! You can reserve and purchase your hot air balloon ride here on the festival website.
The Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival will include the following:
🎈 Hot Air Balloon Rides - Reserve and purchase online only!
🎈 Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides daily
🎈 Hot Air Balloon Glows nightly
🎈 One of a kind Laser light Balloon Glow- Friday night!!
🎈 Fireworks - Saturday night
🎈 Food Truck Festival and Food Vendors daily
🎈 Vendor Craft Fair - Enjoy locally made food and goods!
🎈 Bike Show - Saturday from 2 PM–4 PM
🎈 Car Show - Sunday from 12-4 PM
🎈 Family Entertainment
🎈 Carnival Rides and Games
🎈 Bounce Houses
🎈 50/50 Raffle
🎈 Helicopter rides
🎈 Lehigh Valley Hospital MedEvac fly-in Saturday!
🎈 and much much!!!
You will need to purchase a General Admission ticket to attend the 2021 Spooktacular Balloon Festival. General Admission tickets are now available to purchase on the website BalloonfestPa.Com, Tickets are also available cash at the gate!
**Schedule of Events**
(Subject to change!!!! All balloon activities are weather permitting.)
Friday
3:00 PM — Gates open for Tethered Balloon Rides, Food, Vendors, Carnivals, and Games
4:00 PM — Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension
7:00 PM __ Special Shape Balloon Glow
7:30 PM — Balloon Glow and DJ
8:15 PM— Laser Light Show
9:30 PM— Gates close
Saturday
7:30 AM — Gates open for Hot Air Balloon ride passenger arrival, Spectators FREE!
8:00 AM — Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension
12:00 PM — Gates open for Carnival, Vendors, Games ,Family entertainment, DJ and more!
12:00 PM __Tether Hot Air Balloon Rides & Helicopter rides OPEN Weather permitting
2:00 PM— Riding with the reaper motorcycle cruise in to benefit NORTHERN VALLEY AMBULANCE
4:00 PM — Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension
7:00 PM __ Special Shape Balloon Glow
7:30 PM — Balloon Glow and DJ
8:30 PM — 30 minute fireworks display
9:30 PM—Gates close
Sunday
7:30 AM — Gate Opens for Balloon Rides, Spectators FREE!
8:00 AM — Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension
12:00 PM — Gates open for Carnival, Vendors, Games ,Family entertainment, DJ, and more!!
12:00 PM __Tether Hot Air Balloon Rides & Helicopter rides OPEN Weather permitting
12:00 PM-4:00 PM —Car meet hosted by Lehigh Valley Car meets and events
4:00 PM — Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension
7:00 PM— 50/50 Drawing *WINNER DOES NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT*
7:30 PM — Balloon Glow and DJ
9:30 Gates close
PARKING INFORMATION
GENERAL ADMISSION PARKING
General Admission parking will be at The Northern Lehigh school District 1 Bulldog Ln, Slatington, PA 18080.
FREE SHUTTLE BUS STOPS include *The Northern Lehigh Middle School, *The Northern Lehigh High School, And *The Slatington Elementary School.
Residential on street parking will also be available.
Our FREE SHUTTLE BUSSES run daily Friday-Sunday during all festival hours!!
PER LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING ON RT 873, OR AT THE AIRPORT, ALL VIOLATORS WILL BE TOWED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.
VIP PARKING PASSES AVAILABLE $30.00 PER CAR
VIP PARKING AT THE AIRPORT, 1000 AIRPORT LANE SLATINGTON PA 18080.
A Limited number of handicap spaces will be accommodated on festival grounds for only those with a wheelchair or mobility assist and a valid parking tag, We ask if you do not require a wheelchair or scooter you park in GA Handicap spaces and ride the shuttle to the festival.
