The Balloon Festival held the 4th week every June is an incredible town event here in Panguitch. It lasts for 3 days with a mass assension of 30-40 balloons every morning starting at 6:30 am. Vendors sell down main street for Friday and Saturday. A little carnival is set up at the bank for the kids. However, the highlight really is Saturday night. At dusk, main street is closed off to traffic and all the balloons line up, inflate and glow just right on the street. It's beautiful. There's 2-3 live bands playing on mainstreet at various locations, great food vendors and alot of people just milling about and enjoying the atmosphere. This year I was unable to attend but Jeff and the kids got into all the action!
These pictures really don't do mainstreet the justice it deserves, but the balloons will light up for about 7-8 blocks. When the weather permits (i.e. no wind) the balloons will stay up for a couple hours just glowing.
This year because of weather, wind and rain, there were less balloons in the morning assensions. However, not all residents of Panguitch can say they have the best view from their back door like we do!
The Balloon Festival held the 4th week every June is an incredible town event here in Panguitch. It lasts for 3 days with a mass assension of 30-40 balloons every morning starting at 6:30 am. Vendors sell down main street for Friday and Saturday. A little carnival is set up at the bank for the kids. However, the highlight really is Saturday night. At dusk, main street is closed off to traffic and all the balloons line up, inflate and glow just right on the street. It's beautiful. There's 2-3 live bands playing on mainstreet at various locations, great food vendors and alot of people just milling about and enjoying the atmosphere. This year I was unable to attend but Jeff and the kids got into all the action!
These pictures really don't do mainstreet the justice it deserves, but the balloons will light up for about 7-8 blocks. When the weather permits (i.e. no wind) the balloons will stay up for a couple hours just glowing.
This year because of weather, wind and rain, there were less balloons in the morning assensions. However, not all residents of Panguitch can say they have the best view from their back door like we do!
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