This weekend: Balloons and Tunes - Grove City, Ohio

If you have ever wanted to ride in a hot air balloon, this weekend is your chance. Grove City, Ohio, just outside of Columbus, will be holding Balloons and Tunes, a festival celebrating hot air balloons. The Central Ohio Balloon Club will be providing an opportunity to learn all about hot air ballooning and even a chance to ride in an actual hot air balloon. Both full rides and tethered rides will be available. Balloon ascensions are scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings as well as Saturday and Sunday mornings.

If you are the type that enjoys the beauty of watching hot air balloons, but would not, necessarily, enjoy a ride in one, there will be plenty of other family friendly activities to do, including a climbing wall, inflatables, a rope course, shows, and crafts. Live music will also be featured through out the weekend. Lots of food and beverage vendors will also be on hand.

Festival Info: Hours – Friday 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Admission - $5, children under 5 are free. Parking is $5. Rock climbing wall $5. Ropes course $6. All day inflatables admission $8. Visit Real Adventure Hot Air Balloon Co. for hot air balloon ride prices and details.

Location: Beulah Park – 3811 Southwest Blvd. Grove City, Ohio 43123

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Balloons and Tunes Hot Air Balloon and Music Festival

Balloons and Tunes Hot Air Balloon and Music Festival runs Friday, Aug. 21 to Sunday, Aug. 23 at Beulah Park, 3811 Southwest Blvd, Grove City, Ohio 43123.


The Central Ohio Balloon Club will fill the air -- and offer tethered balloon rides -- with more than 30 hot air balloons. There will also be children's activities, artisans, music, a skateboarding demonstration, dancers, a magician and discussions of the science and history of ballooning.


Aug. 21: 3-10 p.m. Music includes “Rock the City” (Kiss tribute band) and “Dirty Deeds” (an AC/DC tribute band).

Aug. 22: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Music includes Parrot Head party by the “Landsharks” (a Jimmy Buffett tribute band) and an evening performance by the “Blues Brothers” (a Blues Brothers tribute band).

Aug. 23: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Local bands and entertainers.

Cost: $5 per person; kids under 5 are free; parking: $5

No tailgating, coolers or smoking.

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