Pilots And Hot Air Balloons Announced For September 19-22 H-E-B

Celebrating 45 years the four-day weekend features hot air balloons, concerts on Fox 4 Stage, fireworks, drone show and RE/MAX of Texas parachute exhibition.

PLANO, TX, UNITED STATES, September 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival is going to Light Up The Sky with bright and beautifully designed hot air balloons on September 19-22 at Oak Point Park. The 2024 participating pilots have a total of 37,500 hours of flight time and will be led by Balloonmeister and seasoned aviator, Pat Cannon, who is also the President of the Balloon Federation of America.

The official list of participating hot air balloons and pilots are as follows:

IMON8 – Jeff Abel of Haslett, Texas

Highly Cool for Fox 4 – Keith Berry of Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Excellence – Billy Broker of Plano, Texas and Pat Cannon

Big Red Again – Joe Calabrette of Hickory Creek, Texas

H-E-B – Amie Cato of Reno, Texas

Whisk Away – Amie Cato of Reno, Texas

Annie the Ladybug – Michael Celentano of Frisco, Texas

Larry the Bear – Brian Chase of Moscow, Pennsylvania

Haunted Mansion – Darrell Duer, Jr. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Flying Saucer – Charles Edwards of Palm Harbor, Florida

Jersey Lilly – Bob Evans of Center, Texas

Ziggy – Mike Fielding of Oak Point, Texas

Amelia Bearhart – Michael Ford of Fort Worth, Texas

Star Stepper – Joshua Goll of Longview, Texas

UpRohr 2 – Dave Griffin of Frisco, Texas

Stardust – Amanda Ibbotson-Sullivan of Fort Worth, Texas

First Due – Clayton Kemp of Frisco, Texas

Sky Sailor – Steve LeMay of McKinney, Texas and Terry Lance of Frisco, Texas

Mango the Seahorse – Rollie Little of Glendale, Arizona and Jacob Little of Phoenix, Arizona

RE/MAX – Steve Lombardi of Edgewood, Texas

Fired Up Too – Michael Marx of Prosper, Texas

Giddy Up – Trevor Matejowsky of Dallas, Texas

Freedom Breeze – Collin McClung of Longview, Texas

Purple People Eater – Alisa Metzler of Newmanstown, Pennsylvania

C-TOT – Jason Provost of Hurst, Texas

Gizzmo – Matt Robison of Fort Worth, Texas

UpRohr – Brian Rohr of Lucas, Texas

Spirit’s Rainbow – Michael Scott of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

No Problemz – Robert Snyder of Austin, Texas

North Wind – Kerry Speicher of Longview, Texas

Dawn’s Light – Lillian Speicher of Longview, Texas

Mister Z – Dan Stukas of Central, South Carolina

Lil Nugget – Scott Vesely of Frisco, Texas

Lovin’ Life in the Air – Lowell White of Forney, Texas

Calypso – Eric Wiggins of Longview, Texas

Cosmic Crisp Apple – Steve Wilkinson of Palm Desert, California

“This year we invite attendees to walk inside a cold inflated hot air balloon envelope that will remain laying on the ground. We’ve partnered with Uplifting Adventures to create an experience that allows an inside out view, great photos, and educational facts about the fabric of the envelope, structure of the basket and more. The walk thru is free for all ages and scheduled at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday* and Sunday* and from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. on Friday* and Saturday*,” says Amy Leone, Balloon Operations Coordinator and Vice/Chair – Secretary on the Plano Balloon Festival Board of Directors. *(weather permitting)

The four-day weekend kicks off with a special family-friendly concert by the Plano Symphony Orchestra on the FOX4 Main Stage on Thursday, September 19. The celebration continues with Ice House Band presented by Baylor Scott White The Heart Hospital, Fireworks Show by Pyrotex and Drone Shows by Sky Elements. Attractions also include the RE/MAX Parachute Team, more than 30 food concessionaires, and cool vendors to shop.

The Central Market Kids Fun Zone has swirling carnival rides, bouncy inflatable slides, and free craft activity stations.

Festival Dates & Hours

September 19 – 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

September 20 – 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

September 21 – 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

September 22 – 6:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Tickets & Parking

Admission, tickets and parking pricing are as follows:

• $10 General Admission

• $5 Kids Ages 3-12

• $5 Seniors 65 and Over

• FREE for Kids 36” and Under

• $10 Off-site Parking and $15 Prime Parking

• $20 All Day Kids Fun Zone Ride Wristband

• $50 VIP Plano Symphony Orchestra Concert

The H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival is sponsored by H-E-B, Central Market, RE/MAX, BMW, Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital Plano, McKinney, Denton, FOX 4, and MORE 27.

More information is available at www.planoballoonfest.org and also posted to Facebook and Instagram.

The Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. takes place in an outdoor, uncovered venue and has a NO REFUND POLICY. In the unlikely event the Festival is suspended or cancelled due to inclement weather, city, state, national, or local public health concerns/restrictions, force majeure or other causes beyond Festival control there will be no refunds or a rescheduled date. When severe weather conditions exist in close proximity to the Festival grounds, we may choose to delay the event for an hour or more, before deciding to cancel or proceed. The onsite attendees safety is our primary concern. If weather conditions dictate, we may have to cancel a specific day’s activities. If the weather conditions improve, we will evaluate the forecast and re-open the Festival.

About Plano Balloon Festival, Inc.

The Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. is a non-profit 501c3 organized for the purpose of staging a premier community-based and family-oriented hot air balloon event, offering other local non-profits volunteer opportunities within the Festival operations. The Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. makes a direct impact on the Collin County community by dispersing funds to participating non-profit agencies and has donated more than $3 million since inception.

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