Hot Air Balloon Festival
The 30th annual Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in Association with PNC Bank will be held from July 27-July 29, 2012 in Readington, New Jersey. This three-day extravaganza is one of the premier family entertainment events in the Northeast, featuring the awe-inspiring spectacle of more than 100 giant hot air balloons taking to the skies over three days.
The Festival offers live concerts from Grammy Award winning artists like Bret Michaels, Smokey Robinson and Eddie Money; also tween parties and concerts featuring R5, with Ross Lynch from Disney’s number one series Austin & Ally. Fireworks; a nighttime hot air balloon glow; a 5K Race and Family Fun Run; family-oriented entertainment and interactive activities; and provides numerous selling and product sampling opportunities.
Named one of the Top 100 Events in North America five times and the No. 1 Thing to Do In New Jersey in 2012 by New Jersey Monthly magazine, the Festival attracts upwards of 165,000 people, worldwide media coverage, and attractive demographics for consumer-oriented marketers. For more information on the 2012 Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, visit www.balloonfestival.com