The Greater Prosser Balloon Rally lifts off Sept. 25-27 at the Port of Benton's airport in Prosser.
There will be all sorts of fun stuff going on all three days, including a night glow, steeldrum music by the Bram Brata and OK2Botay bands, chalk art contest, food and craft booths, a harvest festival, along with dozens of colorful hot air balloons.
"This year we have 26 balloons participating in the rally," said Jim Milne, director of the Prosser Chamber. "This is the 20th anniversary of this event."
Pilots will take their balloons airborne at 6 a.m. each day, weather permitting.
The Harvest Festival is open from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 25 and includes the sale of balloon memorabilia.
Then on Sept. 26, a breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to noon at Keene-Riverview School, and a continental breakfast is offered from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Prosser Airport. Cost is $4 for adults and $3 for children.
The Night Glow at Art Fiker Stadium in downtown Prosser, gets under way at 5:30 p.m. The steeldrum bands perform before the balloons light up, starting at dusk. The brilliant glow from a handful of hot air balloons is a sight to see. Admission to the night glow is free.
On Sept. 26, the Harvest Festival is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. And arts and crafts and food vendors will be open starting at 11 a.m. each day in the downtown area as well as at the airport and Fiker Stadium.
There also will be a chalk art contest downtown Sept. 26-27. All ages welcome to compete. Chalk supplies and entry fee is $5. No registration required.
A breakfast will be served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Prosser Senior Activity Center on Seventh Street. Cost is $5.
For more information, go to www.prosserballoonrally.org
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PROSSER -- It wasn't until the late 1700s that humankind first got its first taste of the magic of flight with the invention of the hot air balloon.
Flights to the moon and beyond, and behemoth jet airplanes that fly nonstop from coast to coast in three hours have since overshadowed the charm and slower pace of a hot air balloon ride.
Or have they?
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The Taste of Harvest festival is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 in downtown Wenatchee.
Festivities include more than 60 local vendors, a wine garden, a 5K and 10K River Run as well as musical entertainment, arts and crafts and a farmers market happening throughout the day.
There is no admission fee. For more information, go to www.wenatcheevalley.org.
ArtWalk set Sept. 1 in downtown Kennewick
ArtWalk set Sept. 1 in downtown Kennewick
The monthly ArtWalk is from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 1 in downtown Kennewick.
Several downtown area businesses will stay open late and feature various artists. Look for the balloons in front of the storefronts for participating venues. Admission is free.
Prosser memories
Prosser memories
Hello from Ireland. Delighted to see on the internet all your photos of the first day of The Great Prosser Balloon Rally. I am from Ireland and have friends in Prosser who are involved in the rally. They gave me a surprise balloon ride in the rally in 2005 for my birthday while I was visiting Prosser. I had the most wonderful experience with my two balloon rides.
I still treasure my memories and time in the beautiful Washington state (the real Washington).
So, while I cannot be with everybody in Prosser for their 22nd Great Prosser Balloon Rally this year, it is great to read all about the first day of the rally and view all the fabulous photos of the balloons firing up and crossing the Yakima River on the internet courtesy of The Tri-City Herald.
Benton City Daze scheduled Sept. 10
Benton City Daze scheduled Sept. 10
Benton City Daze is from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 10 in downtown Benton City.
Festivities include arts and crafts, a street dance and barbecues. There also will be a bounty of games for kids, a variety show, carnival, hotdog eating contest, dime toss, bed races, pie-eating contest and taco eating contest.
There will be a breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m., and the parade starts at 10 a.m. There is a nominal charge for the breakfast. Troublemaker rock band provides the music for the evening street dance, which starts at 8:30 p.m.
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