Spend Labor Day weekend watching the sky fill with color at Callaway Garden’s 14th Annual Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival.
August 31-September 2, 2012
Featuring Friday Night and Sunday Night Balloon Glows, Tethered Balloon Flights, Live Music and More!
Soar into September at our 14th Annual Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival. The weekend kicks off with the extraordinary Friday Night Balloon Glow and continues with balloon flights and tethered balloon rides, a classic car show, live music and, for the first time, a second Balloon Glow on Sunday night and a dramatic pyrotechnic skydiving demonstration by the U.S. Army Silver Wings! Our Weekend Family Package starts at $179 per night in the Mountain Creek Inn for a family of four and includes breakfast, Gardens and Beach admission, and tie-dye t-shirt vouchers. BOOK NOW!
Attention college football fans: We haven’t forgotten you! The Vineyard Green Restaurant & Spirits in the Mountain Creek Inn will feature Thursday Night and Saturday action on a 10×10 big-screen TV. Food and drink specials will be on offer and great door prizes will be awarded throughout Labor Day Weekend. Wear your favorite team colors as another exciting college football season kicks off on this momentous weekend! And while you’re enjoying the festivities at Robin Lake Beach, be sure to drop by the Beach Bar, where we’ll have more big screens with plenty of college football action throughout the weekend.
2012 Schedule of Events
| Friday, August 31 | |
| 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Miniature Golf, Table Tennis, Shuffleboard, Giant Chess and Checkers, Aqua Island*, Light Striker Laser Tag* |
| 3 p.m.-10 p.m. | Drinks and Sports on TV at the Beach Bar |
| 4 p.m.-7 p.m. | Farmers Market (Admission: $12.50 for general public; free for Military and Annual Pass holders) |
| 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. | Live Music: Sons of Samson (Also performing half-hour set following Balloon Glow) |
| Dusk | Balloon Glow on Robin Lake Beach (wind and weather conditions permitting) |
| Saturday, September 1 | |
| 6 a.m. | Beach Gate Open ($12.50 until 9 a.m., $25 after 9 a.m.) |
| 6 a.m.-9 a.m. | Columbus Exchange Club Pancake Breakfast ($5 per person) |
| 7:15 a.m. | Balloon Launch (wind and weather conditions permitting) |
| Tethered balloon rides* available throughout the day, wind and weather conditions permitting | |
| 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Classic Car Show at the Beach Dome. Click here to download registration form. |
| 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Miniature Golf, Table Tennis, Shuffleboard, Giant Chess and Checkers, Aqua Island*, Light Striker Laser Tag*, Tie-dye T-shirts* |
| 11 a.m. | Disc Dog Demonstration on the Beach Lawn |
| 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Face Painting*; Kids Zone: Giant Slide*, Trampoline Extreme* and more |
| Noon-10 p.m. | Drink Specials and College Football on TV at the Beach Bar |
| 1:30 p.m. | Live Music: Forgotten Hills |
| 3:30 p.m. | Disc Dog Demonstration on the Beach |
| 4 p.m. | Llive Music: Kona |
| 6 p.m. | Balloon Launch (wind and weather conditions permitting) |
| 7 p.m. | Live Music: Excite Party Band |
| Sunday, September 2 | |
| 6 a.m. | Beach Gate Open ($12.50 until 9 a.m., $25 after 9 a.m.) |
| 6 a.m.-9 a.m. | Columbus Exchange Club Pancake Breakfast ($5 per person) |
| 7:15 a.m. | Balloon Launch (wind and weather conditions permitting) |
| Tethered balloon rides* available throughout the day, wind and weather conditions permitting | |
| 7:50 a.m. | 5K Run – Start will be at the Circus Tent |
| 8 a.m. | Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Triathlon (1K Swim, 8K Run, 30K Bike) – Start will be at Robin Lake Beach |
| 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Miniature Golf, Table Tennis, Shuffleboard, Aqua Island*, Blaster Boats*, Light Striker Laser Tag*, Tie-dye T-shirts* |
| 11 a.m. | Disc Dog Demonstration on the Beach Lawn |
| 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Face Painting*; Kids Zone: Giant Slide*, Trampoline Extreme* and more |
| Noon-10 p.m. | Drink Specials and Sports on TV at the Beach Bar |
| 1:30 p.m. | Live Music: Francisco Vidal Trio |
| 3:30 p.m. | Disc Dog Demonstration on the Beach Lawn |
| 4 p.m. | Live Music: Whisky Bent |
| 6 p.m. | Balloon Launch (wind and weather conditions permitting) |
| 7 p.m. | Live Music: Southside of the Tracks |
| Dusk | U.S. Army Silver Wings Parachute Team |
| Dusk | Balloon Glow on Robin Lake Beach (wind and weather conditions permitting) |
| Monday, September 3 | |
| 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Miniature Golf, Table Tennis, Shuffleboard, Aqua Island*, Blaster Boats*, Light Striker Laser Tag* |
| Noon-6 p.m. | Drinks and Sports on TV at the Beach Bar |
| *Additional fee required. Time and activities are subject to change. | |
