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ACTIVITIES AT BARTON ORCHARDS
Here’s a list of activities happening during the Festival!
Midway Farm Area
Barton Bakery
Granny Smith’s Kitchen
The Tap Room
Petting Zoo
Gem Stone Mining
Shooting Gallery
Wooden Ships Playground
Fun Park
Mazes (boulder dash, ropes & squares, and more!)
Games (Milk the cow, bail toss, and more!)
Cow Train
Rock Labyrinth
Pedal Kart Race Track
Two Giant Slides
Bouncing Ponies
Talking Exhibits
Kiddie Karts
Inflatable Play Area
Trackless Red Train
Pedal Carts
Rotten Core Manor Haunted House
If you dare to wander through Rotten Core Manor then you are sure to have a good scream! The Rotten Core Manor haunted house is a walking activity. Throughout the walk, you will encounter darkness, animation effects, and much more!
*This is a live actor haunt.
*Be advised, children must be accompanied by an adult.
*Touching actors is not permitted.
Bands/Live Music
Bands will play on the Main Stage (MS) and Entrance Stage (ES) all weekend!
Friday, July 8
MS Nashville Drive 1-5 pm
MS FDR Drive 6-10 pm
ES Americana Oak Band 1-5 pm
ES Rob Daniels Acoustic 6-10 pm
Saturday, July 9
MS Michael Dell Band 1-5 pm
MS Thunder Ridge 6-10 pm
ES Lucky House 1-5 pm
ES Backbeat 6-10 pm
Sunday, July 10
MS Bills Toupee 1-5 pm
ES Cruise Control 1-5 pm
Tether Rides
Tether Rides will be available all weekend!
$20 per person, cash only please. Purchase your ride at the Balloon Tent!
Helicopter Rides
Helicopter Rides will be available all weekend thanks to our friends atIndependent Helicopters, LLC.
Click the ‘Take a Helicopter Ride’ tab above for tickets!
Balloon Launches
Mass Launches of the Hot-Air Balloons will be held at 6 p.m. Friday and at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday
Moon Glow
The Moon Glow will feature ten balloons lighting up the night sky on Saturday.
Fireworks
A Fireworks display will go off after dark on Friday.
The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival on July 8-10, 2016. We are expecting another great weekend with about 100 balloon launches between Friday and Sunday.
We have made a lot of changes to improve the festival, this year! We will host the festival at Barton Orchards at 63 Apple Tree Lane in Poughquag. Two balloons will also be at Migliorelli Farm at 245 Guski Road in Red Hook.
We’ve expanded our festival hours to have activities happening all day on Saturday & Sunday and most of the day on Friday. NEW this year, thanks to our friends at Barton Orchards, we will have LOTS of family activities such as a petting zoo, crafts, hay mazes, hayrides, food trucks, a tap room, bakery and market, fire pits, ball toss, vendors, live music from great bands, and FIREWORKS (Friday night)! We will, of course, have old favorites like the Moon Glow, tether rides, and rides in the hot air balloons for sale.
Two balloons will be at Migliorelli Farm on Friday and Saturday afternoon. One balloon will launch at 6 p.m. There will be activities and concessions as well as Tether Rides for a fee (cash only). Admission and parking at Migliorelli Farm are free.
Festival Hours at Barton Orchards
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Friday, July 8 • Noon – 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 9 • 5 – 7 a.m.
Saturday, July 9 • Noon – 10 p.m.
Sunday, July 10 • 5 – 7 a.m.
Sunday, July 10 • Noon – 7 p.m.
Balloon Launches at Migliorelli Farm
Admission is free
4-7 p.m. Friday, July 9
4-7 p.m. Saturday, July 10
* See pictures from the 2015 Festival – click here
