live bands - Quechee Balloon Festival

Festival Sponsors
FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND 2015
Creating and enhancing an economic climate,
where area businesses and the community thrive.
Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce
Serving the Five Villages of Hartford, Vermont:
Quechee, Hartford, Wilder, White River Junction,
West Hartford and Beyond
Located in the Quechee Gorge Visitor Center
5966 Woodstock Rd P.O. Box 823
Quechee, VT 05059
802.295.7900
www.hartfordvtchamber.com
info@hartfordvtchamber.com
Proceeds from the festival support the
Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce.
This includes the day to day operations
of the Quechee Gorge Visitor Center,
donations to high school scholarships
and local non-profit organizations, and
support of various financial needs in
the Town of Hartford.
FOOD COURT
BEER & WINE GARDEN
60+ CRAFT ARTISANS
PUPS IN THE AIR
JUMPTOWN PARACHUTE DEMO
LIVE BANDS
Miller & Candon LLC
Adults (13+) $15* Gates Open
Children (6-12) $5* Friday: 3 pm
5yrs & under FREE Saturday & Sunday: 5:30 am
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Thank you
On Sunday, Fathers Accompanied by a Child $10
*admission good for entire weekend & includes festival parking
The Festival
Once again, the skies over Quechee and the
Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire will
be filled with hot air balloons ushering in the
36th Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft &
Music Festival, the longest running hot air
balloon festival in New England.
Don’t miss this exciting festival featuring up to
20 hot air balloons, with five flights scheduled
throughout the festival with additional tethered
rides during the day. Enjoy continuous
music and entertainment for all
ages, and over 60 craft artisans
and commercial vendors.
Children’s activities include
train rides, Kid’s Zone and
more. And of course there will
be festival food with local healthy
options, a beer & wine garden,
and more surprises on site!
Highlights
FEATURED BANDS
Schedule of Events
Sunday, June 21
Friday, June 19
Gates Open at 5:30 am
Gates Open at 3 pm
6 am Morning Balloon Ascension
7–9 am Morningside Paragliding
8:30am - Michele Fay Band
9:15am - Pups in the Air
9:15am - Stephen Gratto
10am - 3pm - Jumptown Parachute Demo
10am - Michele Fay Band
11am - Waldo and Woodhead
12pm - The Frontmen
1:00pm - Pups in the Air
1pm - Stephen Gratto
2pm - The Frontmen
3pm - Waldo and Woodhead
4:15pm - Dave Keller Band
6pm - Evening Balloon Ascension
3 pm Red Hot Juba
4 pm Live Bird Show
6pm - First Balloon Ascension
6pm- Adam Ezra Group!
Dusk - Balloon Glow
Saturday, June 20
Gates Open at 5:30 am
6 am Morning Balloon Ascension
7–9 am Morningside Paragliding
8:30am - World Way Trio
9:15am - Pups in the Air
9:15am - Stephen Gratto
10am - 3pm - Jumptown Parachute Demo
10am - World Way Trio
10:45am - Waldo and Woodhead
12pm - Eric George
1pm - Raqs Salaam Dance Theatre
1:45pm - Pups in the Air
2pm - Stephen Gratto
2:45pm - Eric George
3:45pm - Raqs Salaam Dance Theatre
4:45pm - Waldo and Woodhead
6pm - Evening Balloon Ascension
6pm - Tim Charron
ADAM EZRA GROUP
TIM CHARRON
DAVE KELLER BAND
JUMPTOWN SKYDIVERS
KIDS’ ZONE
INFLATABLES, KARAOKE & MORE
–ALL TO BENEFIT THE UPPER
VALLEY HAVEN.
Beth
Hamilton
BALLOON GLOW
Joe
Hamilton
Friday-Sunday
All Day: Historical Reenactors of the 18th Century
Balloon Ascensions
Friday at 6pm*
Saturday at 6am and 6pm*
Sunday at 6am and 6pm*
Andy
Cayton
Eric
Nickerson
Chris
Mooney
Mark
Schilling
Chris
Ritland
Ken
Levesque
Dennis
Wesler
Bill
Coyler
Dick &
Mary Beth
Young
Gary
Lovell
Robert
Dicks
*All Balloon Flights are wind and weather permitting*
Balloons are scheduled to launch 5
times over the weekend. What keeps
the balloons from flying? Wind is the
most critical factor in safe ballooning;
it effects every phase of a flight.
More balloon flights are cancelled due
to wind than for any other reason.
Balloons fly best in light and stable
winds of 4-6 miles per hour.
Maximum safe winds are 8-10 mph.
Balloons are also effected by thick fog,
temperature, and rain.
FRIDAY NIGHT AT DUSK
Please visit the official festival website
QuecheeBalloonFestival.com
to learn more.
Bill
Whidden
Darrek
Daoust
Paul
Sena
James
Rodrigue
Tim
Strand
Robert
Ward