| FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 |
| 6:30 am |
Grass parking opens for Balloon Viewing - no charge |
| 7 am |
Morning flight |
| 5 pm |
Grass parking opens - $5 per car |
| 5 - 11 pm |
Great American Rockin Rib Rock Off/Vendor Area |
| 5 - 7:30 pm |
Battle of the Bands Competition (Vendor Area) |
| 5 - 7:30 pm |
Locks of Love Hair Donation Area Open |
| 5 pm until |
Space Walk "BounceFest" Kids Area opens, Front Lawn, fee required |
| 7 pm |
Glow and/or Competitive Balloon Flight |
| 7:30 pm |
Country Music Concert presented by WESC-FM, featuring RANDY OWEN of Alabama with special guest Danielle Peck at the William A. Floyd Amphitheater, gates open at 6:30 pm (tickets: Civic Center box office or www.ticketmaster.com) |
| 10 pm - midnight |
Glow at Midnight Flight, YMCA/AnMed Health |
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| SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 |
| 6:30 am |
Grass parking opens for Balloon Viewing, no charge |
| 7 am |
Morning briefing, Competitive Balloon Flight |
| 8 am until |
BalloonFest Cup Soccer Tournament |
| 9 am |
Grass parking opens, $5 per car |
| 10 am - 12 noon |
Benefit Car Show Registration |
| 10 am until |
Midway Rides Open, fee required |
| 10 am until |
Great American Rockin Rib Rock Off/Vendor Area Opens |
| 10 am until |
Battle of the Bands Competition, Vendor Area Stage, Midway |
| 10 am |
PetFest - sponsored by the Anderson County Animal Shelter, Chris Taylor Memorial Park |
| 10 am until |
Space Walk "BounceFest" Kids Activity Area, Civic Center Front Lawn, fee required |
| 10 am until |
Helicopter Rides, fee required |
| 10 am until |
Tri-County RC Flyers Display/Remote Control Airplane Exhibitions |
| 11 am - 1 pm |
Entertainment by Benny Whitten, Front Lawn Stage |
| 12 noon - 5 pm |
Car Show in the Midway - Benefits The Ronald McDonald House |
| 1 - 3 pm |
Amy Coleman's Steppin Out Dance Studio, Front Lawn Stage |
| 2 - 4 pm |
Disc Golf Exhibition, Civic Center Front Lawn |
| 2 - 4 pm |
International BrewFest inside the Civic Center, Ticket Required |
| 3 pm |
Skin's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Midway Stage |
| 4 pm |
My 102.5 FM "BeachFest 2008" Concert, Civic Center Front Lawn Stage featuring THE JUMPSTREET BAND (FREE CONCERT) |
| 5 pm |
AnMed Health Bed Race, Civic Center Main Drive |
| 5 - 7:30 pm |
"Locks of Love" Hair Donation Area Open |
| 7:30 pm |
Rock Concert presented by B-93.7, William A. Floyd Amphitheater featuring THE WALLFLOWERS with Jakob Dylan and special guests NEEDTOBREATHE plus KENNY FLOYD. Tickets: Civic Center Box Office or www.ticketmaster.com |
| 8 pm |
Clemson vs. Alabama Football on Big Screen, Vendor Area Stage, Midway |
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| SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 |
| 6:30 am |
Grass parking lot opens for Balloon Viewing - no charge |
| 6:30 am |
Sunday Sunrise Memorial Flight andCompetitive Balloon Flight |
| 8 am until |
BalloonFest Cup Soccer Tournament |
| 10 am until |
Tri-County RC Flyers Display/Remote Control Airplane Exhibitions |
| 12 noon |
Grass parking lot opens, $5 per car |
| 12 noon until |
Midway Rides Open, fee required |
| 12 noon until |
Great American Rockin Rib Rock Off/Vendor Area Opens |
| 12 noon - 8 pm |
Battle of the Bands Competition, Vendor Area Stage, Midway |
| 12 noon until |
Space Walk "BounceFest" Kids Activity Area, Civic Center Front Lawn, fee required |
| 12 noon until |
Helicopter Rides, fee required |
| 12 noon - 2 pm |
Entertainment by Benny Whitten, Front Lawn Stage |
| 2 - 4 pm |
Disc Golf Exhibition, Civic Center Front Lawn |
| 2 - 4 pm |
"International WineFest" inside Civic Center, Tickets required |
| 2 - 4 pm |
Dance Warehouse Entertainment, Front Lawn Stage |
| 3 pm |
Hooters Wing Eating Contest, Midway Stage |
| 5 pm |
"Celebrate Anderson" FREE Parking Opens, Grass Lots |
| 5 - 6:30 pm |
"Star Wars" Costume Contest, Vendor Area Stage, Midway |
| 5 - 7 pm |
Royal Scotsmen Band Beach Music Concert, Front Lawn Stage, FREE |
| 8 pm |
Celebrate Anderson "Star Wars" Concert featuring the GAMAC (Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium) Orchestra, plus Laser Light Show and Zambelli Fireworks, FREE CONCERT,
William A. Floyd Amphitheater (gates open at 6:30 pm) |
| 8 pm |
Pepsi 500 NASCAR Race on Big Screen, Vendor Area Stage, Midway |
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| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 |
| 6:30 am |
Grass Parking lot opens for Balloon Viewing, no charge |
| 7 am |
Morning Briefing/ Competitve Balloon Flight |
| 12 noon |
Balloon Awards Banquet at Civic Center (for pilots only) |
