Feature Balloon Fiesta 2015 Schedule Saturday October 3 Alibi \ Oct 01, 2015 4 min read (Tamara Sutton) Share :: Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol Show, presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel6:30 Krispy Kreme Morning Glow6:40 Laser Light Show6:45 Opening Ceremonies7:00 Mass Ascension, presented by Canon8:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 11:30 am9:00 Parabatix Sky Racers9:00 Main Stage Musical PerformanceEvening Session1:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 5 pm2:00 America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race Inflation4:00 Parabatix Sky Racers/Subject to cancellation pending Gas Balloon inflation4:30 Main Stage Musical Performance6:00 Twilight Twinkle Glow™, America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race Launch7:30 Laser Light Show7:30 Main Stage Musical Performance8:00 AfterGlow™ Fireworks Show Sunday October 4 Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol Show, presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel6:30 Krispy Kreme Morning Glow6:40 Laser Light Show7:00 Mass Ascension8:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 11:30 am9:00 Fiesta of Wheels Car Show9:00 Parabatix Sky Racers9:00 Main Stage Musical Performance11:00 Balloon Fiesta Pin Trading (Group Tour Tent) Evening Session1:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 5 pm4:00 Parabatix Sky Racers/subject to cancellation pending gas balloon inflation4:30 Main Stage Musical Performance6:00 Balloon Glow7:30 Laser Light Show7:30 Main Stage Musical Performance8:00 AfterGlow™ Fireworks Show Monday October 5 Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol, Flying Competition, 6:40 Laser Light Show7:00 Balloons Launch8:00 Flying Competition8:00 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations until 11 am Evening SessionNo events Tuesday October 6 Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol6:40 Laser Light Show7:00 Balloons Launch8:00 Flying Competition8:00 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations until 11 am Evening SessionNo events Wednesday October 7 Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol Show, presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel6:30 Krispy Kreme Morning Glow6:40 Laser Light Show7:00 Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension8:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations until 11 am9:00 Parabatix Sky Racers Evening SessionNo events Thursday October 8—Kids’ Day Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol6:40 Laser Light Show7:00 Special Shape Rodeo™8:00 Flying Competition begins8:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 11:30 am9:00 Main Stage Musical Performance9:45 Parabatix Sky Racers Evening Session1:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 5 pm4:00 Parabatix Sky Racers4:30 Main Stage Musical Performance6:00 Special Shape Glowdeo™7:30 Laser Light Show7:30 Main Stage Musical Performance8:00 AfterGlowTM Fireworks Show Friday October 9 Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol6:40 Laser Light Show7:00 Special Shape Rodeo™ presented by Wells Fargo Bank8:00 NM Buick GMC Dealers Flying Competition8:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 11:30 am9:00 Main Stage Musical Performance9:45 Parabatix Sky Racers Evening Session1:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 5 pm4:00 Parabatix Sky Racers4:30 Main Stage Musical Performance6:00 Special Shape GlowdeoTM7:30 Laser Light Show7:30 Main Stage Musical Performance8:00 AfterGlow™ Fireworks Show Saturday October 10 Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol Show, presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel6:30 Krispy Kreme Morning Glow6:40 Laser Light Show7:00 Mass Ascension8:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 11:30 am9:00 Parabatix Sky Racers11:00 Balloon Fiesta Pin Trading (Group Tour Tent) Evening Session1:15 Music Fiesta™1:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational until 5 pm6:00 Night Magic™ Glow presented by Canon7:30 Laser Light Show8:00 AfterGlow™ Fireworks Show Sunday October 11 Morning Session6:00 Dawn Patrol Show, presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel6:30 Krispy Kreme Morning Glow6:40 Laser Light Show7:00 Farewell Mass Ascension8:30 AIBF Chainsaw Carving Q&A until 11 am9:00 Main Stage Musical Performance Tamara Sutton
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