2010 Battle Creek
Field of Flight
Air Show and Balloon Festival
July 1 - 4



This page was last updated on January 15, 2010

Battle Creek's Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival
July 1 - 4
Tentative Schedule of Events


All Activities take place at the W.K. Kellogg Airport/North Helmer Road.

THURSDAY, JULY 1 * Admission $5.00 per person

Children “4 Ft.” and under are FREE ALL DAY

Funland Amusement Park/Carnival                                                                                                12 NOON

Festival Grounds Open                                                                                                                         5 PM

  (Food, Crafters, Souvenir Booths & Commercial Vendors)

Balloon Launch                                                                                                                                       6:30 PM                                

Center Stage Entertainment                                                                                                               TBD

Chase Crew Pit Stop - Watch as balloonists inflate their balloons and then                         TBD

  the crews compete to see who’s the fastest to take it down & pack it up

FRIDAY, JULY 2 * Admission $7.00 per person

Children “4 Ft.” and under are FREE ALL DAY

 

Balloon Launch (Location TBD)                                                                                                         6:30 AM

Funland Amusement Park/Carnival                                                                                                  5 PM      

Festival Grounds Open                                                                                                                         5 PM

  (Food, Crafters, Souvenir Booths & Commercial Vendors)

Children’s Day – Fun-filled activities for the kids                                                                  5 PM – 7 PM

Balloon Launch                                                                                                                              6:30 PM                

Center Stage Entertainment                                                                                                               TBD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Balloon Illume & Night Air Show                                                                                                       9:30 PM

SATURDAY, JULY 3 * Admission $10.00 per person

Children “4 Ft.” and under are FREE ALL DAY

 

Balloon Launch (Location TBD)                                                                                                         6:30 AM

Funland Amusement Park/Carnival                                                                                                  11 AM 

Festival Grounds Open                                                                                                                         11 AM

  (Food, Crafters, Souvenir Booths & Commercial Vendors)

Air Show featuring:  Red Star and The Dragon in their WWII aircraft,  Iron Eagle 1 PM – 6 PM

  Aerobatics in their Pitts, Matt Chapman in his Extra, Bob Carlton in the world’s only

  jet powered sailplane, Otto the Helicopter, Team Chaos with Neal Darnell in the

  Flash Fire Jet Truck, Randy Harris in his Skybolt 300 Biplane and Gary Ward in the

  MX2 Monoplane aircraft. . .Team Chaos doesn’t stop there. . .they have a “jaw

  dropping” finale with the extreme 1,200 foot “WALL OF FIRE”. . .now that’s HOT!

Balloon Launch                                                                                                                                       6:30 PM

Center Stage Entertainment                                                                                                               7 PM                   

Balloon Illume                                                                                                                                         9:30 PM

SUNDAY, JULY 4 * Admission $10.00 per person

Children “4 Ft.” and under are FREE ALL DAY

 

Balloon Launch (Location TBD)                                                                                                         6:30 AM 

Funland Amusement Park/Carnival                                                                                                  11 AM

 

Festival Grounds Open                                                                                                                         11 AM

  (Food, Crafters, Souvenir Booths & Commercial Vendors)

Air Show featuring:  Red Star and The Dragon in their WWII aircraft,  Iron Eagle 1 PM – 6 PM

  Aerobatics in their Pitts, Matt Chapman in his Extra, Bob Carlton in the world’s only

  jet powered sailplane, Otto the Helicopter, Team Chaos with Neal Darnell in the

  Flash Fire Jet Truck, Randy Harris in his Skybolt 300 Biplane and Gary Ward in the

  MX2 Monoplane aircraft. . .Team Chaos doesn’t stop there. . .they have a “jaw

  dropping” finale with the extreme 1,200 foot “WALL OF FIRE”. . .now that’s HOT!

Balloon Launch                                                                                                                                       6:30 PM

Center Stage Entertainment                                                                                                               TBD                  

FIREWORKS (NO RAINDATE for FIREWORKS)                                                                             10:30 PM                                          

VEHICLE PARKING: $5.00 PER DAY ~ RV CAMPING: $25.00 PER DAY/NIGHT

 

ACTIVITIES AND TIMES COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE