Wausau Wisconsin - Balloon Rally & Glow
The Hot Air Balloon Rally and Glow at the Wausau
Municipal Airport, has something for everyone - beautiful hot air
balloons, live music, delicious food - including the Big Bull Falls BBQ
Rib Fest, pig racing, petting zoo,
children's activities, pony rides, barnstormer plane rides, kite-flying
demos, and live music and a
spectacular fireworks show. And the best feature: entry onto the grounds
was FREE. The event planners expected to draw more than 25,000 visitors
from around the state and I can guarantee organizers they exceeded their
expectations, as many vendors ran short or out of food and the line for
refreshments was "long" but luckily replenished often.The always avid Wisconsin Kiters Club kept grounds crowds entertained between the morning launch and evening glow. The pancake breakfast started the day right after the launch and the BBQ Rib Fest took over around noon, not to mention Mac and Cheese, Deep Fried Cheese Curds, Shaved Ice Etc. Music floated over the crowd both before and after the Glow on both Friday and Saturday nights. And in between, you could visit the petting zoo, take a pony or a biplane ride.
On Saturday evening the fireworks brought the crowd to their feet with large, loud, colorful and abundant displays from both the ground and the sky. No one was disappointed! Many cried "encore"!Definitely put this family friendly, free event and activity on your calendars for next year....the only recommendation from me is to "stay and play". Activities start on Thursday and run through Sunday and because most of it is dependent on outside activity....many of the events need to be flexible with the weather And you don't want to miss a thing!
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