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Come get up close and personal with 
🔥🎈HOT AIR BALLOONS🎈🔥
at the return of 
🍷 🎈🎶Wine, Balloons, & Tunes Festival at Wind Vineyards🎶🎈🍷 November 14 & 15!

🔥This post will be L-O-N-G to explain the event. Please take time to READ it for the best experience!🔥

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🔥The SAME schedule of balloon activities is planned Friday AND Saturday. Friday will be at the main tasting room (5178 Richmond Highway) and Saturday on the backside of the farm (854 Dunbrooke Road). Saturday will feature our “Field of Fun” with slides & games while these activities will NOT be available on Friday. 

As a SUMMARY:
This amazing event will showcase our award winning wines, live music, and professional hot air ballooning! 

On Friday, the event will be at our winery on 5178 Richmond Highway  and will run from 3pm until 6pm (winery is open until 10, but balloons will be down by about 6). We will start with a vendor fair, live music, food & drink as the balloons get going. GRAPE CRUSHER Monster Ride Truck is slated to be available for monster truck rides (additional charge applies). A TETHERED BALLOON for rides will go up (weather permitting) around 4pm and stay up for approximately 3 hours (exact time dictated by number of riders). There will be NO BALLOONS UNTIL 4PM! A “WALK BALLOON” (balloon that is laid over on its side allowing you to walk inside it) will also be up around that time. There is a possibility of some balloons taking FLIGHT, but dependent upon weather and pilot availability. Near sunset, the highlight of the event will be the balloon GLOW, where all available pilots will stand up their balloons, ignite their burners, and make them “glow!” 

On Saturday, gates will be open on the event side of the farm at 854 Dunbrooke Rd at 2pm! *THERE WILL NOT BE BALLOONS UP WHEN THE GATES OPEN!!!* We will have a vendor fair, live music, food & drink and activities for kids including our FIELD OF FUN (countless rides, slides, and games) open along with hot air balloons of course! The TETHERED balloon will go up around 4pm again along with the walk through balloon. Again near sunset, the highlight of the event will be the balloon GLOW, where all available pilots will stand up their balloons, ignite their burners, and make them “glow!” 

🔥A few important details:

🎈WEATHER: ALL balloon activities (and we mean ALL) are weather dependent!  If it is too windy or raining, balloons may not be able to go up, may adjust times, or may stand up but be unable to fly. We will work hard with the pilots to navigate any weather issues but please realize this fact and the fact that it is the same for every balloon festival in the world—we cannot control the weather!

🎈BALLOON EXPECTATIONS: If you have never been to a balloon festival, you may think the balloons are up all day or perpetually fly and land—this is NOT the case. The tethered balloon and walk balloon will be up the majority of the event, but NOT AS SOON AS GATES OPEN. A few balloons *may* fly off during the event but realize that while watching them fly off is fun, after they lift off within minutes they are gone and will not be back for at least a few hours! We try to make sure all balloons are available to do a spectacular glow Friday AND Saturday near sunset.

🎈RIDES-this is a big question! There are 2 types of rides available: tethered rides and chartered flights. Each is booked directly through the pilots—you pay them directly. 
🔥TETHERED rides are a short ride in a balloon that typically goes 25-30 feet up and is tied off to anchors on the ground. These rides are very popular, last a few minutes, are purchased in person ON SITE Friday and/or Saturday at the event, and cost $25/person. All ages are welcome, but you cannot hold a child (for relatively obvious reasons). If your child is securely strapped to you that will likely be fine. 
🔥CHARTERED flights are available and an entirely different experience. These flights typically occur near sunrise and will be offered at least Saturday and Sunday mornings. These are true chartered flights where you fly up, up, and away! The flights usually last 45-60 minutes (plus participation inflating your balloon, etc) will make it a 3 hour experience. You must apply IN ADVANCE for these flights and be scheduled. The cost is $400/person and payable directly to your pilot. Most balloons can carry 2-4 passengers (it is more a function of weight than number of people) To apply for a chartered flight, fill out the application here:
https://x2-checkout.xola.app/flows/mvp?button=68ef0eb42a5db2e87f03b77b

🎈MUSIC-Live music will be Friday evening 4:30-7:30pm & Saturday 2:30 to 6pm.  Don't miss out on seeing these fun bands!!

🎈FOOD & DRINK-we will have all of our wines, sangria, and our famous wine slushies available! We will also have Bold Rock Hard Cider in flavors such as blackberry, IPA, draft, etc. We will also have a wide variety of non-alcoholic options (water, soft drinks, Gatorade, etc) Food trucks will be available as well as specialty concessions.

🎈CAMPING-We DO offer overnight camping daily. To register for camping, purchase a “camping pass” (one pass for each night you plan to camp) from the ticket link. You MUST purchase a general admission ticket to be on the grounds during event time. You are not able to camp without general admission tickets. We offer DRY camping—you must be self contained as we do not have hook ups. PortPotties are available.

🎈DETAILS & RULES
💥The event is rain or shine and all tickets are nonrefundable.
💥Discounts will persistently decrease then disappear as the event nears. Buy early to get the best price.
💥If we are not sold out, we will sell tickets at the gate but gate sales are CASH ONLY. We anticipate thousands of people based on our previous experiences which means there is a big chance of a sell out.
💥No outside food or drink allowed. In order to comply with ABC laws, all liquids are strictly forbidden as allowing them has previously jeopardized our winery license. We apologize for any inconvenience.
💥Kids tickets are ages 3-10; 2 years old and younger are free
💥NO PETS please! This is a rule for all of our big events to insure the safety and enjoyment of everyone. At our events, there are loud noises, monster trucks, hay rides, pony rides, and often other farm animals. Legitimate service animals (but not emotional support animals) are always welcome. 
💥We reserve the right to combine days, alter times, or transfer tickets to insure the safety and enjoyment of those attending and participating in the event.
💥This is an AGRITOURISM EVENT which means there is inherent danger and by attending YOU ACCEPT ALL RISK of injury or death. By Virginia Law, you are responsible for yourself. By purchasing a ticket let and coming onto our property you ACCEPT FULL LIABILITY and ASSUME ALL RISK!

🔥It is worth REPEATING that 1) balloons are weather dependent 2) balloons will NOT be up the minute the gates open 3) most balloon activities will begin just before sunset and end shortly after sunset.