Sioux Falls, S.D. –The morning skyline will fill with balloons as more than 30 hot-air balloons are set to take flight over Sioux Falls, Saturday, June 13, 2009. (Weather permitting). The Great Plains Balloon Race is a wonderful family spectacle that everyone from kids to great-grandparents will enjoy... and, as always, it’s FREE!
Launch times are scheduled for approximately 6:00am and 6:30pm from KennyAndersonPark (3rd and Bahnson); just west of WashingtonHigh School. If these two flights are not able to take place the pilots will try again on Sunday, June 14th at 6:00am.
Once again this year the very popular “Walk-in Balloon” will be inflated so that people can walk around the inside of an actual hot air balloon! Pilots and balloon crew will be on hand to answer questions about ballooning.
Balloons from across the region will participate in this competitive, fun-filled race.
Thank you for your time,
Craig DeWit – Media Coordinator
WHAT: 34th Great Plains Balloon Race
WHEN: June 13-14, 2009
WHERE: KennyAndersonPark, Sioux Falls, SD (3rd and Bahnson – just west of WashingtonHigh School)
*Either Sharon or I can line up interviews with pilots, crew, members of the ballooning association, race coordinators, etc. We also have hi-res still photos and broadcast quality video available for promotions.