One of my very favorite festivals of the summer is the National Balloon Classic in Indianola. The 2013 festival runs July 26th to August 3rd. Activities for the week include a 5k walk/run, morning balloon flights that are free, evening balloons flights that are $3 per person admission (or $10 per car load). Entrance includes the nightly entertainment, the ability to watch the night glows, which are really cool where you can go right onto the field, all of the balloons light up in the dark and it's fun to watch. And there are food vendors and kids games there nightly as well. You can even camp at the field for $5 per night.
On Saturday the 27th at 11:00am there will be the annual Balloon Classic Parade that starts at Irving Elementary School. You can schedule a Balloon ride in advance by contacting the official balloon ride operation for the event "On the Fly" at 1-800-690-1287.
The weekday evenings are usually less busy, plan some time to get there as there is often a line to get in to park.
Here is the 2013 Schedule on the National Balloon Classic Website.
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