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South County Balloon Festival- Kingston RI 02881 - July 22-24

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Real Estate Agent with RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate

 

South County Balloon Festival- Kingston RI 02881 - July 22-24.  It is one of the top twentyhot air balloon -Kingston RI summer events, as noted in Yankee magazine, so do not miss out on this great local event.  The balloon festivat is located on the University of RI campus off of Route 138 in Kingston RI.  The events not only include the famous hot air balloons in all their splendor but live music, racing pigs, kite flying, carnival rides & games, trapeze acts, crafts, food, petting zoo and more.

Even with the heat this weekend this South County Balloon Festival will draw thousands to it.  The Wakefield Rotary Club is the sponsor as part of their generous fund raising activities for the local community.  They have raised over $1 million over the years for charitable giving projects.  A tremendous effort by all so come out for a low cost to support and enjoy this wonderful event.

Admission: $10/adult, $5/kid or $25 for a family.

South County Balloon Festival Event Schedule is as follows:

Friday, July 22

4:00pm – 10:00pm Carnival rides and games
4:00pm – 10:00pm Crafts show
4:00pm – 10:00pm Festival Food Court
4:00pm – 10:00pm Inflatable Rides and Kids Train Ride (free all weekend)
4:00pm – 10:00pm Kid’s Trout Fishing Pond (free all weekend)
4:00pm – 10:00pm Pony Rides and Petting Zoo
4:30pm – 5:00am Flying Pigs - (New and Free all Weekend) - Midway
4:30pm – 6:30pm Tropical Waves Music - Dennis Jansson
5:00pm – 5:30pm High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (free all weekend) - Midway
5:30pm – 6:00pm Flying Pigs - (New and Free all Weekend) - Midway
6:00pm – 6:30pm High Flying Pages Trapeze Act - (Free All Weekend) - Midway
6:30pm – 8:30pm John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
7:00pm Hot Air Balloons Inflate - Teathered Balloon Rides (weather permitting)
7:45pm – 9:00pm Balloon Glow - Dusk

Saturday, July 23

5:30am Weather Briefing
6:00am Hot Air Balloons Fly! (weather permitting)
6:00am Revolutionary War Encampment
6:00am RV Camping
6:00am Tethered Balloon Rides
8:00am Kid’s Trout Fishing Pond Opens
9:00am Inflatable Rides
9:00am Kids Train Ride (free all weekend)
9:00am Rag Bag - Climb into an old Hot Air Balloon!
10:00am Carnival Rides and Games (all weekend)
10:00am Crafts Show - all weekend
10:00am Interactive Gymnastics - Bungee (all weekend)
10:00am Miss RI Teen appearance
10:00am Radio Controlled Airplanes - All Day
11:00am Festival Food Court Opens
11:00am Pony Rides and Petting Zoo
12:00pm Giant Kites & Kite Ballet
12:30pm Flying Pigs (new and free all weekend) - Midway
3:00pm Ichiban Karate demonstration
3:30pm High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (free all weekend) – Midway
4:00pm – 9:00pm Cruise-In - Corvettes, Classics and Modern Muscle Car Show
4:00pm – 6:00pm PAWS—Pawtucket Red Sox Mascot signs autographs and photos
4:30pm Flying Pigs – (New + free all weekend) – Midway
5:30pm High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (Free all weekend) – Midway
5:30pm Weather Briefing
6:30pm Flying Pigs – (New + free all weekend) – Midway
7:00pm Hot Air Balloons Inflate - Teathered Balloon Rides (weather permitting)
7:45pm Hot Air Balloon Glow with music by Sergei
9:00pm FIREWORKS! With music by Sergei

Sunday, July 24

5:30am Weather Briefing
6:00am Hot Air Balloons Fly! (weather permitting)
6:00am Revolutionary War Encampment
6:00am RV Camping
6:00am Tethered Balloon Rides
8:00am Kid’s Trout Fishing Pond Opens
9:00am Inflatable Rides
9:00am Interactive Gymnastics—Bungee (all weekend)
9:00am Kids Train Ride (free all weekend)
9:00am Rag Bag - Climb into an old Hot Air Balloon!
10:00am Carnival Rides and Games (all weekend)
10:00am Crafts Show - all weekend
10:00am Cruise-In - Corvettes, Classics and Modern Muscle Car Show
10:00am Radio Controlled Airplanes - All Day
11:00am Festival Food Court Opens
11:00am Pony Rides and Petting Zoo
12:00pm Giant Kites & Kite Ballet
12:00pm – 3:00pm Pizza Grilling Contest - NEW!
1:00pm Golf Ball Drop
1:00pm High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (free all weekend) – Midway
2:00pm Flying Pigs – (New + free all weekend) – Midway
3:00pm High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (free all weekend) – Midway
3:30pm Ichiban Karate demonstration
4:30pm Flying Pigs – (New + free all weekend) – Midway
5:00pm High Flying Pages Trapeze Act (free all weekend) – Midway
5:30pm Weather Briefing
6:00pm Flying Pigs – (New + free all weekend) – Midway
7:00pm Hot Air Balloons Inflate - teathered Balloon Rides (weather permitting)


Do not say there is nothing to do this weekend when you have incredible South County Balloon Festival activities in Kingston RI!  So make it a must stop, planned event, grab the neighbors and enjoy the South County experience.

South County Balloon Festival- Kingston RI 02881 - July 22-24.

photo credit:Flckr.com- creative commons Rona Produdfoot

 

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Ginny Lacey Gorman is a North Kingstown Realtor who works and knows the RI geographic area of homes for sale, schools happenings, important tidbits of information and businesses well here.  Also, as a North Kingstown short sale agent, she helps clients navigate the rough short sale waters successfully with their home sale.  Waterfront, oceanfront, luxury and coastal RI homes for sale are her specialty, so call Ginny for your buying and selling needs in homes.  So feel free to search for  RI homes for sale.  When you are in need of an internet savvy RI Realtor® who SELLS RI houses in this real estate market, call Ginny today at 401.529.7849.

 

 

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Comments (17)

TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good morning, Ginny. I like riding in hot air balloons. Talk about a blast. Looks like folks will be having a lot of fun... 

Jul 21, 2011 11:41 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Well that was a lot of hot air... balloon ride ballast if you ask me. Excellent local splash on what happens in and around the properties you list, market, screw SOLD riders on the real estate signs with your colors, font style out front.

Jul 21, 2011 11:42 PM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Fun for everyone from practically dawn to dusk in Kingston RI today and going through the weekend.  No doubt you will have major crowds...Stay cool Ginny!

Jul 21, 2011 11:43 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning, Ginny....where's the information about the RE/MAX balloon????  certainly there will be a RE/MAX balloon there....

Jul 21, 2011 11:47 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Ginny, those will be fun to watch and if they get a chance try a tethered ride. We often see them go up early morning over our golf course, and some time back had one land. When I had the office we had the RE/MAX balloon attend a school outing, and the kids just loved it.

Jul 21, 2011 11:53 PM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Ginny - what a fun packed weekend in South Kingston, RI! I was supposed to take a balloon ride while in Sedona, AZ, but with the high winds it was canceled. One of these days I'm going to do it - looks like so much fun and talk about a view!

Jul 21, 2011 11:58 PM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Michael, as long as it is cooler up above than on the ground it is the way to go!

Andy, try, try , try all around marketing is key ...thanks

Barbarab, you know NE Remax will sneak it in don't you!

Ed, i lived by URI for many years and their turf fields tended to be the landing point for the balloons ...i could hear them 6 am in the morning going over head & whooshes...it is exciting.

Kristine...i'm not thrilled about going up...a plane is my deal, girl!

Jul 22, 2011 12:17 AM
Gerry Michaels
Glasswork Media Arts - Gettysburg, PA
GettysburgGerry Social Meida

They used to have these in the town I lived in in Calif. The best is to get up before sunrise and watch the balloons taking off in the skyline, beautiful

Jul 22, 2011 12:59 AM
Erika Rogers
Red Rock Real Estate ~ Southern Utah's Largest Independent Brokerage - Saint George, UT
St George Utah Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

Ginny-I love hot air balloons!  I used to live in New Mexico where one of the largest hot air balloon festivals is held every year in Albuquerque.  It's so fun to see all of the different shapes and sizes.  Have a great weekend and hope you have time to enjoy the festival!

Jul 22, 2011 05:02 AM
Carol-Ann Palmieri
RE/MAX Executive Realty, Al and Cal Realty Group - Franklin, MA
"Cal" the Real Estate Gal

Ginny!   Thank you again for some great info!    I wish I wasn't working all weekend!    Looks like so much fun!

Jul 22, 2011 06:10 AM
Jimmy Williams
Keller Williams Elite Partners IV - Mount Dora, FL
Lake and Western Orange County Real Estate Expert!

Summer fun, good entertainment for everyone!....Stay Cool! and Enjoy!!

Jul 22, 2011 09:17 AM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Gerry, i love their majestic presence in the sky also...

Erika, i really want to go to that Albuquerque festival....

Cal, i hear you schedule a next year visit!

Jimmy...it will be a tough one to stay cool...just pour water over yourself.

Jul 22, 2011 02:23 PM
Ellen Caruso
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY

Ginny, great event everyone will be looking up to it! LOL

Jul 22, 2011 02:51 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

This is a great 3 day event in your area Ginny. Thanks for sharing this.. Your expertise and dedication as North Kingstown Short Sale Agents shows in your posts!

Jul 22, 2011 11:58 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Ginny, Balloon festivals are so much fun to attend!    There is a huge event in Albuquerque I think in September and is always well attended!

Jul 23, 2011 12:53 AM
EC, JF, Double R and Zoey the Cool Cat
Russel Ray Photos - San Diego, CA

We have lots of balloon rides here but I've never been on one. The cost is always just out of my reach. Maybe someone will give me a gift ride for Christmas.

Jul 24, 2011 11:05 AM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Ellen, you always look up...lol

Katerina, it was a great event and the balloons did get up Saturday evening

Joan, I was thinking about heading out to it sometime...it must be amazing to see..

Eric, i'll have to tell your boss!

Jul 24, 2011 02:10 PM