The event will feature the Louisiana Ballooning State Championship with up to twenty-five of the best balloon pilots in the country competing against each other, as well as a festival that will include balloon glows, live local bands, tethered balloon rides, kids’ fun zone, food, and craft vendors, and much more. On Friday we will have live performances by Flight Delay and Barksdale Bubble. Saturday consists of performances from Jimmy Wooten and Pat Mason & Bayou Boogie. This year, on Friday, July 14th, special shaped balloons will help light up the sky featuring Puddy Cat and Tweety Bird.