The Balloon Fest takes place from Thursday May 21st to Monday May 25th, here's the details
Thursday May 21st Balloon Glow 8:30pm
Friday May 22nd
6:30 pm Mass Balloon ascension from CFHS This is when I'm going
Saturday May 23rd
6:30 am Balloons fly in to CFHS
6:30 pm Balloons launch from CFHS
Sunday May 24th
6:30 am Balloons fly in to CFHS
6:30 pm Balloons launch from CFHS
Monday May 25th
6:30 am Balloons fly in to CFHS
On Thursday evening they have the Balloon Glow where all the balloons are lit up to the sounds of music
On Friday through Monday the Balloons take off at 6:30am and fly into Chagrin Falls High School and at 6:30pm the balloons launch from the baseball field behind the school.
Here's what I plan on doing, I've been to the Balloon Glow before and it's pretty cool but I might not attend the glow this year, I like watching the Balloons take off in the evening so I'm going to go on Friday night and if the weather doesn't cooperate I'll use Saturday as my backup date. I plan on getting there around 5:30 to get a good parking spot.
Balloon Photo Tips:
1. See which way the wind is blowing then position yourself so the balloons will fly toward you.
2. Look for colors, shapes and patterns
3. Use people as scale to show how large the Balloons are
4. Show the crew at work
5. And of course show them in the air!!!
A friend of mine who works on one of the crews tells me there are going to be three specially shaped balloons flying this year, A Duck (seen in the Glow photo), the Energizer Bunny, and a truck shaped balloon, so you don't want to miss it.
The balloons launch from the Chagrin Falls High School field behind the school. See map below for directions from your location.
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 41.4283302
Longitude: -081.3775026
Click the blue balloon for directions from your location to the High School entrance. The P is where you should park. The red balloon shows the field where the balloons will be taking off.
View Chagrin Falls Balloon Festival in a larger map
Since the Balloon Fest takes place over five days this is a Go On Your Own Shoot or if you'd like to hang out with me, I'm going on Friday evening with a backup day of Saturday evening. If you'd like to Tag a Long with me Email Me or post a comment below.
To see more photos go here: Balloon Fest Photos
Hope to see you there!!!
Oh and since the Balloons only fly in good weather and calm winds you might want to check the weather maps on the right side of this blog.
For more info on the Balloon Fest go here: Chagrin Falls Balloon Fest
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