SCHEDULE: 2018 Labor Day Lift Off balloon festival in Colorado Springs
Here’s a look at the schedule for the 2018 Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off balloon festival at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs.
Sunday, Sept. 2, Morning Session
6 a.m. – Park and concessions open
6:30 a.m. – Opening ceremony
7 a.m. – Balloon lift off
8:30 a.m. – Glaser Energy Chainsaw Carving Competition, Dunkin’ Donuts Donut Eating Championships
9:30 a.m. – USAFA Wings of Blue Skydive Jumpers
10 a.m. – Glaser Energy Chainsaw Carving Auction
10 a.m.- 4 p.m. – Stand up paddle boarding with UpaDowna, stand up paddle board yoga with Dragonfly Paddle Yoga
10 a.m.- 8 p.m. – Wakeboarding competition
Sunday, Sept. 2, Evening Session
3:30 p.m. – Concessions open
4 p.m. – Beer garden opens
5 p.m. – Glaser Energy Chainsaw Carving Competition
6 p.m. – Glaser Energy Chainsaw Carving Auction
6:30 p.m. – The Martini Shot
7:30 p.m. – Balloon glow
8:30 p.m. – The Martini Shot
10 p.m. – Park and concessions close
Monday, Sept. 3, Morning Session
6 a.m. – Park and concessions open
6:30 a.m. – Opening ceremony
7 a.m. – Balloon lift off
A hot air balloon kisses the water of Prospect Lake at the Labor Day Lift Off balloon festival Saturday at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs.
Highlights from the balloon glow Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, during the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, during the final morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
The first wave of the balloon launch takes off Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, during the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
A crowd lines a hill to watch a second wave of hot air balloons at the Colorado Springs Labor Liftoff on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. Balloon launches are 2 for 2 so far this year at the annual event in Memorial Park. About 60 balloons flew early Sunday morning to the delight of a crowd of thousands. The balloonists are hoping for the right conditions again on Monday morning for the last day of the liftoff. photo by Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette
Dozens of hot air balloons take to the skies over Memorial Park Saturday, September 5, 2015 for the Labor Day Lift Off. The balloons will take off again Sunday and Monday at 7:00 a.m. and the balloon glow takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette
Balloons float over Colorado Springs Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, during the final morning of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off in Memorial Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)