Febuary 5-7, 2021 Balloon Rally & Winter Festival 20 Hot Air Balloons Hudson, WI Pop Up Hot Air Balloon Launches - Drive-Thru Balloon & Candlestick Glow Fat Bike Race Pop In for Food Trucks & Food Drive Virtual 5K Run/Walk Video Programing & more! BRINGING FUN TO 2021 Mask Up, Bundle Up and Look Up! RE/MAX POP UP BALLOON LAUNCHES Saturday & Sunday Feb. 6 & 7 at 8 am THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL HOT AIR Have a fun and safe time a the Hudson Hot Air Affair. Presented by See event details at Please follow current CDC, state WESTconsin CREDIT UNION HudsonHotAirAffair.com and local health guidelines. HUDSON WISCONSIN Friday, February 5 EAT-SHOP-PLAY at Hudson and area businesses. The unique shops, fun destinations and outstanding restaurants of the area invite you to check out their winter offerings. Look for special promotions and events ideal for your winter outings in the Hudson area. Runs through Hot Air Affair. Saturday, February 6 2:30 pm: SUMMER BALLOONING and HONORING a BALLOONING PIONEER VIDEO, presented by Citizens State Bank. The sun is shining, the St. Croix is shimmering and the trees and grass are green-join local balloonists for a leisurely virtual cruise thru the river valley. Then sit back for a ballooning history lesson about inventor, entrepreneur and ballooning pioneer Don Piccard from Minneapolis. 8 am: POP UP BALLOON LAUNCH, 20 hot air balloons launching from various locations around Hudson. The public will NOT be allowed at the launch sites. Our online updates will provide timing and general information on where to look for balloons in the sky. Visit HudsonHotAirAffair.com/Schedule for link to live video coverage. Flights are weather dependent. 10 am: BALLOONING EDUCATION PROGRAM with RIVERS IN THE AIR.JUST ADD WIND. Watch and learn about the 5:30 - 6:30 pm: DRIVE-THRU BALLOON and CANDLESTICK GLOW EVENT, location to be announced, sponsored by Hall Family Foundation. Inflated hot air balloons and glowing 9 am - 8 pm: POP IN, DONATE, POP OUT with food trucks & food drive, at the former Family Fresh Market parking lot, 2351 Coulee Rd, sponsored by 8CH Print, Pop in to buy treats burners light up the darkness as you enjoy from the comfort at the MSP Pretzel & Two Rivers Kettle Korn food trucks. Donate non-perishable items to the Hudson Food Shelf. wind and why hot air balloons rely on it to fly in the sky. 11 am: 1995 BALLOONIST ROUNDTABLE - REVISITED VIDEO. Rewind the calendar to 1995 and join a pilot roundtable and look for familiar faces still coming to Hudson's annual winter hot air balloon rally. of your vehicle. Details and map at HudsonHotAirAffair.com. Balloon inflations weather dependent. 1 pm: DAVE & SUE JOHNSON BALLOON BUILDERS, ARTISTS AND AERONAUTS VIDEO. Hot air balloon pilots and artists Dave and Sue Johnson put giant art creations in the sky with their hot air balloon envelope gems. Sunday, February 7 8 am: POP UP BALLOON LAUNCH, 20 hot air balloons launching from various locations around Hudson. The public will NOT be allowed at the launch sites. Our online updates will provide timing and general information on where to look for balloons in the sky. Visit HudsonHotAirAffair.com/Schedule for link to live video 10 am - 2 pm: CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT, at Hop & Barrel Brewing Company, 310 2nd Street, sponsored by Hudson Lions Club. Pre-register at TheHudsonLions.org. 11 am - 4 pm: OCTAGON HOUSE MUSEUM TOURS and 3 pm: CHARLIE MARKERT PAINTS THE SKY VIDEo. World MORE, 1004 3rd Street, sponsored by Guinn, Vinopal & Zahradka, LLP Accountants. Come shop and see the Octagon House with local vendors. $5 suggested donation for admittance. Also offering two self-guided walking tours Maps and booklets available at the Octagon House. famous hot air balloon artist Charlie Markert created dozens of masterpieces standing seven stories high. coverage. Flights are weather dependent. 7 pm: "BRINGING THE FUN TO 2021" TORCHLIGHT PARADE VIDEO. Join the FUN and watch the best of the 12 pm: HIGH NOON HOT BALLOON FAT BIKE RACE, at Hudson's Lakefront Park, sponsored by Velo Du Nord Coffee & Wellness. Registration link at VeloDuNord.com. Fundraiser for Hudson Fire Department. 1 pm: SMOOSHBOARD COMPETITIONS VIDEO, coordinated by Catalyst Powered by TCO. Watch Hot Air Affair's wackiest winter sport with host announcer John Knutson and some of our previous smooshing winners. Torchlight Parade video highlights from the past 30+ years. Visit HudsonHotAirAffair.com/Schedule to link to videos and see a complete schedule of activities. 2 pm: THE PEREGRINE FALCON VIDEO from Carpenter Nature Center. Presented by Angel's Pet World. View complete schedule at HudsonHotAirAffair.com Lodging & Event Information at DiscoverHudson.com 715-386-8411 Febuary 5-7, 2021 Balloon Rally & Winter Festival 20 Hot Air Balloons Hudson, WI Pop Up Hot Air Balloon Launches - Drive-Thru Balloon & Candlestick Glow Fat Bike Race Pop In for Food Trucks & Food Drive Virtual 5K Run/Walk Video Programing & more! BRINGING FUN TO 2021 Mask Up, Bundle Up and Look Up! RE/MAX POP UP BALLOON LAUNCHES Saturday & Sunday Feb. 6 & 7 at 8 am THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL HOT AIR Have a fun and safe time a the Hudson Hot Air Affair. Presented by See event details at Please follow current CDC, state WESTconsin CREDIT UNION HudsonHotAirAffair.com and local health guidelines. HUDSON WISCONSIN Friday, February 5 EAT-SHOP-PLAY at Hudson and area businesses. The unique shops, fun destinations and outstanding restaurants of the area invite you to check out their winter offerings. Look for special promotions and events ideal for your winter outings in the Hudson area. Runs through Hot Air Affair. Saturday, February 6 2:30 pm: SUMMER BALLOONING and HONORING a BALLOONING PIONEER VIDEO, presented by Citizens State Bank. The sun is shining, the St. Croix is shimmering and the trees and grass are green-join local balloonists for a leisurely virtual cruise thru the river valley. Then sit back for a ballooning history lesson about inventor, entrepreneur and ballooning pioneer Don Piccard from Minneapolis. 8 am: POP UP BALLOON LAUNCH, 20 hot air balloons launching from various locations around Hudson. The public will NOT be allowed at the launch sites. Our online updates will provide timing and general information on where to look for balloons in the sky. Visit HudsonHotAirAffair.com/Schedule for link to live video coverage. Flights are weather dependent. 10 am: BALLOONING EDUCATION PROGRAM with RIVERS IN THE AIR.JUST ADD WIND. Watch and learn about the 5:30 - 6:30 pm: DRIVE-THRU BALLOON and CANDLESTICK GLOW EVENT, location to be announced, sponsored by Hall Family Foundation. Inflated hot air balloons and glowing 9 am - 8 pm: POP IN, DONATE, POP OUT with food trucks & food drive, at the former Family Fresh Market parking lot, 2351 Coulee Rd, sponsored by 8CH Print, Pop in to buy treats burners light up the darkness as you enjoy from the comfort at the MSP Pretzel & Two Rivers Kettle Korn food trucks. Donate non-perishable items to the Hudson Food Shelf. wind and why hot air balloons rely on it to fly in the sky. 11 am: 1995 BALLOONIST ROUNDTABLE - REVISITED VIDEO. Rewind the calendar to 1995 and join a pilot roundtable and look for familiar faces still coming to Hudson's annual winter hot air balloon rally. of your vehicle. Details and map at HudsonHotAirAffair.com. Balloon inflations weather dependent. 1 pm: DAVE & SUE JOHNSON BALLOON BUILDERS, ARTISTS AND AERONAUTS VIDEO. Hot air balloon pilots and artists Dave and Sue Johnson put giant art creations in the sky with their hot air balloon envelope gems. Sunday, February 7 8 am: POP UP BALLOON LAUNCH, 20 hot air balloons launching from various locations around Hudson. The public will NOT be allowed at the launch sites. Our online updates will provide timing and general information on where to look for balloons in the sky. Visit HudsonHotAirAffair.com/Schedule for link to live video 10 am - 2 pm: CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT, at Hop & Barrel Brewing Company, 310 2nd Street, sponsored by Hudson Lions Club. Pre-register at TheHudsonLions.org. 11 am - 4 pm: OCTAGON HOUSE MUSEUM TOURS and 3 pm: CHARLIE MARKERT PAINTS THE SKY VIDEo. World MORE, 1004 3rd Street, sponsored by Guinn, Vinopal & Zahradka, LLP Accountants. Come shop and see the Octagon House with local vendors. $5 suggested donation for admittance. Also offering two self-guided walking tours Maps and booklets available at the Octagon House. famous hot air balloon artist Charlie Markert created dozens of masterpieces standing seven stories high. coverage. Flights are weather dependent. 7 pm: "BRINGING THE FUN TO 2021" TORCHLIGHT PARADE VIDEO. Join the FUN and watch the best of the 12 pm: HIGH NOON HOT BALLOON FAT BIKE RACE, at Hudson's Lakefront Park, sponsored by Velo Du Nord Coffee & Wellness. Registration link at VeloDuNord.com. Fundraiser for Hudson Fire Department. 1 pm: SMOOSHBOARD COMPETITIONS VIDEO, coordinated by Catalyst Powered by TCO. Watch Hot Air Affair's wackiest winter sport with host announcer John Knutson and some of our previous smooshing winners. Torchlight Parade video highlights from the past 30+ years. Visit HudsonHotAirAffair.com/Schedule to link to videos and see a complete schedule of activities. 2 pm: THE PEREGRINE FALCON VIDEO from Carpenter Nature Center. Presented by Angel's Pet World. View complete schedule at HudsonHotAirAffair.com Lodging & Event Information at DiscoverHudson.com 715-386-8411