Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic
Description
The Balloon festival is a yearly 2-day event where you can experience balloons up close, watch them launch, and even take tethered rides. The Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic is a yearly 2-day event where you can experience balloons up close, watch them launch, and even take tethered rides. The event is volunteer run and all profits support local charities.
One of the most spectacular sights during the Hot Air Balloon Classic is the Dawn Patrol . These early risers begin their weekend mornings before daylight to launch at 5:00 AM. Dedicated balloon pilots use heat to fill their balloons during the dark morning, making for a breathtaking sight. For those who consider 5:00 AM too early and have not yet risen, many more balloons lift off during the Main Launch at 6:30 AM. While the balloons fly overhead, the park will be host to food, music, and crafts vendors who turn out to serve spectators and enjoy the festivities, which run until ~10:00 AM.
The Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic (SCHABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to building awareness in and promoting the sport of hot air ballooning, in addition to helping raise money for local charitable organizations.
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facebook.comTroop 707 has been volunteering with #SCHABC for many years. Some of their scouts were directly affected by the fire and need to replace their gear. They have a GoFundMe page set up to help them recover. #SonomaCountStrong
#SCHABC would like to thank all the emergencyresponders and work crews putting in long hours to help control the #SonomaFires and return needed services. We also want to thank all of those volunteering your time and making donations to those in need. The support from surrounding communities and even other states is astounding. The loss of life and property is tragic and has directly affected our board of directors, pilots, and volunteers that make the festival possible. We will rebuild our communities, businesses, and the beauty of our surrounding land; we remain #SonomaCountyStrong #SonomaStrong
Battista took some great photos of the event this weekend, check them out here: https://www.loomflux.com/sonoma-balloons/ #SCHABC
Beautiful morning to show off a few of our Dawn Patrol Balloons.
Beautiful day on the Launch Field! - Expecting another great day of flying tomorrow. #SCHABC17 SCHABC.org
Great photo, thanks Dan Golden
Just a few days left to get your discounted tickets for this weekend's event! http://www.schabc.org/tickets/ #SCHABC
The 2nd-4th grade bookmark content has wrapped up and they winners have been announced. Thank you to all those who participated, there were many great entries. #SCHABC
Crew Training Day 06/03/17 (Yes! - This could be you.) Thank you to all our volunteers who came out for our Crew Training Day. Special thanks to our Pilots Jimmy Long, David Dunrud, & Jim Abell for coming out to train our volunteers!💙 It's not to late to volunteer at our Event Next Weekend! Connect w our volunteer coordinator Megan at www.SCHABC.org/volunteers #SCHABC
We are one of the top kid-friendly things to do this summer, thank you Sonoma Magazine #SCHABC
We are excited that the The The 501st Legion will be joining us again this year for some great photo opportunities! #SCHABC #StarWars
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