2022 COMMERCIAL BALLOONS February 4-6, 2022 Hudson, WI SMORES AND MORE, BALOONS GALORE See these commercial balloons and the other hot air balloons at the Hudson Hot Air Affair Balloon Launches Sat. & Sun. Feb. 5 & 6 at 7:35am Hudson, WI SME RE/MAX ATON 1astone Energ Coperatives THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL HOT AIR Ajair HUDSON WISCONSIN Sugar High Ed Chapman Jordan, MN Touchstone Energy Scott Wooge St. Louis, MO Presented by RE/MAX WESTconsin CREDIT UNION Balloon Rally & Winter Festival Doug Schmidt Rochester, MN 8am-8pm: MARKETPLACE and CRAFT FAIR at E.P. Rock School. Riverview Drive. Sponsored by Hudson Boosters and Woodland FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 7pm: TORCHLIGHT "S'MORES and MORE, BALLOONS GALORE" Craft and souvenir selection with special winter apparel, ballooning Hill. Raise money for youth sports programs in Hudson. Fee. PARADE Featuring prizes for the best overall parade unit, the best and Hot Air Affair emphasis. Visit the Hot Air Affair booth for 3pm: BALLOON LAUNCH at E.P. Rock school grounds, 340 13th unit by hot air balloonist, the best "S'Mores and More, Balloons Souvenirs, Hot Air Affair apparel and collectibles. Hot food and Street South. This is an optional flight if morning flight launched Galore" themed unit and the best kazoo marching band. Hot air drinks available in cateteria by local non- profit groups. COVID or a mass ascension morning flight was canceled. Event highlight! balloon pilotsand crews displaying blastsoffire. Parade participants Notice: everyone, 5 & older, please wear a face mask indoors. line up at 6 pm at Wells Fargo Bank parking lot and parade travels 11am-2pm: ST. CROIX RIVER DUNK at the Lakefront Park Beach. 6:30pm: HOT AIR BALLOON MOON GLOW or FIELD OF FIRE down Second Street. Parade sponsors include: Christenson Vision Sponsored by Hudson Rotary. Facebook.com/SaintCroixRiverDunk. Care, Citizens State Bank, Culver's-Hudson, Gavic Construction, Noon: BEAN BAG TOURNAMENT at Hop & Barrel Brewery, 310 balloons light up the dark! In case of windy weather, Moon Glow Hudson Bowling Center/Plaza Lounge, Jonesy's Local Bar & Grill, 2nd St. Sponsored by All Star Mobility, LLC. Coordinated by Hudson becomes a Field of Fire. The Oral Surgery Center, Valley Agencies, Inc., Viking Electronics, Lions Club. Preregister at Facebook.com/ThePrideOfHudson. Walmart-Hudson, Winzer Stube, and Xcel Energy. FIREWORKS DISPLAY immediately after parade over Lakefront 2nd St. Public taste testing and voting. Prize: $200 gift card. Park and the St. Croix River. Sponsored by Andersen Corporation. 1pm: SMOOSH BOARD COMPETITION at E.P. Rock school Inflations and flights are weather dependent. Grand finale to downtown festivities. All inflations and flights are weather dependent. at E.P. Rock school, sponsored by Hall Family Foundation. Hot air SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Noon-3pm: S'MORE WARS RECIPE CONTEST at Grand Fete, 512 7:35am: BALLOON LAUNCH at E.P. Rock school grounds, 340 13th Street S. 30+ hot air balloons in second mass ascension flight. grounds. Hot Air Affair's wackiest winter sport with 4 people on Noon: HIGH NOON HOT BALLOON FAT BIKE RACE at Lakefront smoosh boards. Call 651-210-7858 for team registration, $10 per Park, sponsored by Velo Du Nord Coffee & Wellness. $25 online team. Coordinated by John Knutson & the Women from Milwaukee. pre-registration and more info at VeloDuNord.com. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 7am-noon: PANCAKE BREAKFAST at the Masonic Temple, at 209 Locust Street. Sponsored by Masonic Lodge 156. $8 adults, $4 kids. 1pm: ANIMALS of the ST. CROIX at Angel's Pet World. Featuring Noon-4pm: BIG CHILI BLOWOUT sponsored by Big Guys BBQ 7:15am-5pm: FOOD DRIVE for the HUDSON FOOD SHELF, at Mt Carpenter Nature Center naturalist. Zion Lutheran Church, 505 13th Street S, in partnership with Valley 2pm: S'MORES and MORE FUNDRAISER for PROACT at E.P. Rock 1-3pm: FREE KIDS' ICE FISHING CONTEST sponsored by Nutty Companies. Watch for signs. 7:35am: BALLOON LAUNCH 30+ hot air balloons in mass school cafeteria and on the launch field. ascension flight at E.P. Rock school grounds, 340 13th Street S. 2-4:30pm & 6:30-9:30pm: BENEFIT BINGO FUNDRAISER for Perch Lake near the boat landing by Homestead Park. Details at Inflations and flights are weather dependet. Roadhouse, at 11237 Hwy 35N. Details at HudsonHotAirAffair.com. school grounds, sponsored by 8CH PRINT. Tickets available in the Squirrel and Cheap Andy's in cooperation with the St. Croix County Parks and the St. Croix County Sportsman's Alliance. Fishing on HUDSON BOOSTERS at Camp St. Croix-RCU Discovery Center, 345 715-531-1932 or cdd@sccwi.gov. View complete schedule at HudsonHotAirAffair.com Lodging Information at HudsonWI.org 715-386-8411 2022 COMMERCIAL BALLOONS February 4-6, 2022 Hudson, WI SMORES AND MORE, BALOONS GALORE See these commercial balloons and the other hot air balloons at the Hudson Hot Air Affair Balloon Launches Sat. & Sun. Feb. 5 & 6 at 7:35am Hudson, WI SME RE/MAX ATON 1astone Energ Coperatives THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL HOT AIR Ajair HUDSON WISCONSIN Sugar High Ed Chapman Jordan, MN Touchstone Energy Scott Wooge St. Louis, MO Presented by RE/MAX WESTconsin CREDIT UNION Balloon Rally & Winter Festival Doug Schmidt Rochester, MN 8am-8pm: MARKETPLACE and CRAFT FAIR at E.P. Rock School. Riverview Drive. Sponsored by Hudson Boosters and Woodland FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 7pm: TORCHLIGHT "S'MORES and MORE, BALLOONS GALORE" Craft and souvenir selection with special winter apparel, ballooning Hill. Raise money for youth sports programs in Hudson. Fee. PARADE Featuring prizes for the best overall parade unit, the best and Hot Air Affair emphasis. Visit the Hot Air Affair booth for 3pm: BALLOON LAUNCH at E.P. Rock school grounds, 340 13th unit by hot air balloonist, the best "S'Mores and More, Balloons Souvenirs, Hot Air Affair apparel and collectibles. Hot food and Street South. This is an optional flight if morning flight launched Galore" themed unit and the best kazoo marching band. Hot air drinks available in cateteria by local non- profit groups. COVID or a mass ascension morning flight was canceled. Event highlight! balloon pilotsand crews displaying blastsoffire. Parade participants Notice: everyone, 5 & older, please wear a face mask indoors. line up at 6 pm at Wells Fargo Bank parking lot and parade travels 11am-2pm: ST. CROIX RIVER DUNK at the Lakefront Park Beach. 6:30pm: HOT AIR BALLOON MOON GLOW or FIELD OF FIRE down Second Street. Parade sponsors include: Christenson Vision Sponsored by Hudson Rotary. Facebook.com/SaintCroixRiverDunk. Care, Citizens State Bank, Culver's-Hudson, Gavic Construction, Noon: BEAN BAG TOURNAMENT at Hop & Barrel Brewery, 310 balloons light up the dark! In case of windy weather, Moon Glow Hudson Bowling Center/Plaza Lounge, Jonesy's Local Bar & Grill, 2nd St. Sponsored by All Star Mobility, LLC. Coordinated by Hudson becomes a Field of Fire. The Oral Surgery Center, Valley Agencies, Inc., Viking Electronics, Lions Club. Preregister at Facebook.com/ThePrideOfHudson. Walmart-Hudson, Winzer Stube, and Xcel Energy. FIREWORKS DISPLAY immediately after parade over Lakefront 2nd St. Public taste testing and voting. Prize: $200 gift card. Park and the St. Croix River. Sponsored by Andersen Corporation. 1pm: SMOOSH BOARD COMPETITION at E.P. Rock school Inflations and flights are weather dependent. Grand finale to downtown festivities. All inflations and flights are weather dependent. at E.P. Rock school, sponsored by Hall Family Foundation. Hot air SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Noon-3pm: S'MORE WARS RECIPE CONTEST at Grand Fete, 512 7:35am: BALLOON LAUNCH at E.P. Rock school grounds, 340 13th Street S. 30+ hot air balloons in second mass ascension flight. grounds. Hot Air Affair's wackiest winter sport with 4 people on Noon: HIGH NOON HOT BALLOON FAT BIKE RACE at Lakefront smoosh boards. Call 651-210-7858 for team registration, $10 per Park, sponsored by Velo Du Nord Coffee & Wellness. $25 online team. Coordinated by John Knutson & the Women from Milwaukee. pre-registration and more info at VeloDuNord.com. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 7am-noon: PANCAKE BREAKFAST at the Masonic Temple, at 209 Locust Street. Sponsored by Masonic Lodge 156. $8 adults, $4 kids. 1pm: ANIMALS of the ST. CROIX at Angel's Pet World. Featuring Noon-4pm: BIG CHILI BLOWOUT sponsored by Big Guys BBQ 7:15am-5pm: FOOD DRIVE for the HUDSON FOOD SHELF, at Mt Carpenter Nature Center naturalist. Zion Lutheran Church, 505 13th Street S, in partnership with Valley 2pm: S'MORES and MORE FUNDRAISER for PROACT at E.P. Rock 1-3pm: FREE KIDS' ICE FISHING CONTEST sponsored by Nutty Companies. Watch for signs. 7:35am: BALLOON LAUNCH 30+ hot air balloons in mass school cafeteria and on the launch field. ascension flight at E.P. Rock school grounds, 340 13th Street S. 2-4:30pm & 6:30-9:30pm: BENEFIT BINGO FUNDRAISER for Perch Lake near the boat landing by Homestead Park. Details at Inflations and flights are weather dependet. Roadhouse, at 11237 Hwy 35N. Details at HudsonHotAirAffair.com. school grounds, sponsored by 8CH PRINT. Tickets available in the Squirrel and Cheap Andy's in cooperation with the St. Croix County Parks and the St. Croix County Sportsman's Alliance. Fishing on HUDSON BOOSTERS at Camp St. Croix-RCU Discovery Center, 345 715-531-1932 or cdd@sccwi.gov. View complete schedule at HudsonHotAirAffair.com Lodging Information at HudsonWI.org 715-386-8411