A Columbus Day weekend tradition is coming back to Lake Shelbyville for another year.  Balloonfest will run from October 10-12 as hot air balloons will – weather permitting – take to the skies.  Live music, food, and other fun activities will supplement the balloon flights, and the festival is happening in parallel with another one closer to the downtown area. 

Faith Wheeler, Member Services Specialist at Shelby Electric Cooperative, is involved in getting Balloonfest off the ground.  She details the festival’s schedule throughout the weekend.  It begins Friday afternoon, as music and food trucks get the weekend started. 

Saturday’s schedule starts bright and early, taking advantage of the beautiful sunrise which is even better with hot air balloons.  That day is also when Scarecrow Daze takes place in the city center. 

The attention turns to the skies again Saturday evening as new activities and events open up for attendees. 

The festivities conclude on Sunday with another sunrise flight.  Wheeler recommends taking this one in from the lake. 

Shelby Electric Cooperative is one of the major players in organizing Balloonfest every year.  Kevin Bernson, Vice President of Media & Public Relations with the Co-op, takes the lead in putting the festival together. 

More information on Balloonfest is available at www.lakeshelbyville.com/events/balloon.htm.

Faith Wheeler appeared as a guest on the WTIM Shelbyville Morning Show.