 Two new balloon festivals have been scheduled for January, 2007: the Ford Trucks Red, White & Blue Polo and Balloon Festival in Indio, California on January 5-7, 2007 and Ford Trucks Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival in Las Vegas on January 13, 14, 2007. Each of these events is a fundraiser for the families of our service men and women serving overseas from Twenty-nine Palms Marine Corp Base and Nellis Air Force Base. The Indio balloon festival is the third largest special shape balloon festival and the Las Vegas festival is the second largest special shape balloon festival. The only special shape event larger is the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque.
Each event will feature seventeen to twenty-two special shape balloons and forty regular shape balloons.
In Indio, festivities include three balloon races, four polo games, balloon rides, two balloon glows, vendor village and food. Two locations will be used, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and the Eldorado Polo Club. In Las Vegas, festivities include two balloon glows, tethered balloon rides, music, remote control balloons, games, vendor village, and food. All activities will be held at Sam Boyd Stadium. Admission is free to both events with a donation to the families of service men and women serving overseas.
Ford Trucks Red, White & Blue Polo & Balloon Festival
January 5-7, 2007
El Dorado Polo Club
Indio, California
El Dorado Polo Club celebrates its 50th Anniversary with the Ford Trucks Red, White & Blue Polo and Balloon Festival. The Festival is the third largest special shape balloon festival in the country. Eighteen special shape balloons and forty race balloons will compete for $20,000 in cash and prizes.
This star-studded weekend will feature celebrities on the polo field and above. Expected attendance is 50,000. Festivities will begin on Friday January 5th, as 60 plus hot air balloons will take off with Balloon Sponsors from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. On Saturday morning January 6th the balloons will take off at 6:30 AM from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, followed by exciting polo games and Balloon Glow at the El Dorado Polo Club.
On Sunday, January 7th the balloons will take off at 6:30 AM from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. Additional festivities include the Eldorado Polo Club 50th Anniversary high goal polo match, fifty horse polo pony charge, formal luncheon, and fashion show in the afternoon. A second spectacular balloon glow will be held at 5:00 PM at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.
Presenting Sponsors: Ford Trucks, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Ralphs, Alta Dena Dairy, Griffin Ranch, City of Indio, KPLM, KJJZ, The Desert Sun and Time Warner Cable
Balloon Sponsors: Heimark Distributing, Wells Fargo Private Client Services, Sotheby's International Realty, City of Palm Desert, Union Bank of California, Fiesta Ford, Gardens on El Paseo, Wal Mart, California Patio, Old Town La Quinta, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Printing Place, Coldwell Banker, La Quinta Resort & Club, First Team Real Estate, Larsen Golf Cars, Tarbell Realtors, Chantelle, Prudential California Realty, California Pools and Spas, City of La Quinta, Morgan Stanley, Kaiser Family of Restaurants, Mayflower, United Van Lines and Energizer.
January 13-14, 2007
Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas, Nevada
An event for the entire family is coming to Sam Boyd Stadium on January 13 and 14, 2007. The Ford Trucks Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival will feature twenty-five special shape balloons and forty race balloons, making it the second largest Special Shape Balloon Festival in the country.
Of the twenty five special shape balloons, attendees will see the Energizer Bunny, an Eagle, the Meadow Gold flying cow "Airabelle", two Bees, a Beaver, Smokey the Bear, a Pumpkin, a Gargoyle, a Football, ReMax Soaring House, a Soccer Ball, United Van Lines Moving Van, Hopper T. Frog, Noah's Ark, a Daisy, Woodrow the Tree and many more. The average height of these balloons is nine stories tall. The Energizer Bunny balloon is taller than the Statue of Liberty and its head is bigger than the heads on Mount Rushmore.
This star-studded weekend will feature celebrities on the launch field and above. Expected attendance is 50,000. Two Balloon Glows will be held on Saturday January 13th and Sunday January 14th. Each day the 12-acre grass field at Sam Boyd Stadium will be filled with hot air balloons. Festivities begin at 3:00 PM with tether rides, music, remote control balloons, food and vendor village.
The first balloons to inflate will be the special shape balloons followed by the sport balloons. From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM all seventy balloons will be tethered as they light their burners to create an awe-inspiring light show. Guests are invited on to the field where they can walk among these illuminated giants.
Admission is free to all events with a donation to the families of service men and women from Nellis Air Force Base serving overseas.
Sponsors: Ford Trucks, KB Home, Meadow Gold Dairy, State Farm Insurance, Lotus Broadcasting, KTNV and Greenspun Media Group
Balloon Sponsors: Nevada State Bank, Pacific Pools and Spas, Nevada Beverage, U.S. Forestry Service, Moon Valley Nursery, ReMax, Sunset Station Hotel and Casino, Air Force Reserve, Wal Mart, Target
 For more information on the balloon festivals contact:
Polo America
78-365 Highway 111, #106
La Quinta, CA 92253
Phone: (760) 777-8081
Fax: (760) 771-3858
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