Plano Balloon Festival returns featuring hot air balloons, laser shows and FOX 4
Payton May takes a ride in the FOX 4 hot air balloon
The Plano Balloon Festival is underway and Good Day's Payton May got the chance to ride in one of the balloons. The weather was perfect for her launch on Friday morning.
PLANO, Texas - The Plano Balloon Festival kicks off on Thursday for a weekend of family fun, hot air ballooning, and chances to meet your favorite FOX 4 anchors and reporters.
Plano Balloon Festival
What we know:
This year’s festival at Oak Point Park in Plano runs from Thursday evening through Sunday morning.
There will be a little something for everyone in the family – live music, rides, food trucks, vendors, skydivers, and, of course, colorful hot air balloons.
FOX 4 is a proud sponsor of the event and will have a booth on the fairgrounds featuring some of your favorite anchors and reporters. Fans can swing by to say hello and win fun prizes.
Fun continues at Plano Balloon Festival
FOX 4 hosts are having fun at Plano Balloon Festival at Oak Point Park, which goes on through Sunday.
Schedule of events:
Similar to past years, this year’s schedule calls for balloon launches at 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings, weather permitting.
Those same balloons will inflate and light up in a field at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. That’s after the 6 p.m. skydiving and parachute exhibition each night.
There will be no fireworks show this year because of the dry weather conditions and a fire risk. Instead, there will be a new "Spectacular Laser Show" nightly at 8:45 p.m.
For a full schedule and more information, visit planoballoonfest.org.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the city of Plano, the Plano Balloon Festival website and FOX 4 News.