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2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media People shield their eyes from the sun as they watch the Fastrax Parachute Team perform during the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Dimitrije Dadic of the Fastrax Parachute Team flies the American Flag into the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Johnson Zhou photographs his mother, Amy Zhang, in a balloon basket during the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Children play an improvised game of volleyball at the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Shelley Myers of Beaux, sings "Riding the Storm Out" during the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Xavier Helmeid, 6, of Harvard plays on half barrels as his parents listen to music during the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media People watch as the burner of a balloon is fired during the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media A girl rides a zip line during the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Balloons on the side of a chase vehicle as the burner of a balloon is fired during the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.

2018 Harvard Balloon Fest

Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media A helicopter giving rides flies into the sunset at the 2018 Harvard Balloon Fest Saturday evening, Sept. 1, 2018, at Milky Way Park in Harvard. The festival that continues through, Sunday Sept. 2, from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and kids under 42” are free. The scheduled hot air balloon launch window depending on weather is from 6:30 a.m. until AM-7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a night glow at dusk.