July 2 (2017) - Air Show, Twilight Air Show, Balloon Illume

Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival W. K. Kellogg Airport Battle Creek, Michigan USA www.bcballoons.com Vote Daily for Us to be the Best Air Show in the USA: http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-air-show-2017/battle-creek-field-of-flight-air-show-battle-creek-mich/ -$10 Admission Per Person **Coupon Available for $2.00 Off Admission online. Admission would then be $8. Coupon available here: https://bcballoons.com/images/pdfs/discountcoupons/coupon-2-dollar.pdf ** ***CHILDREN 3 FEET AND UNDER GET IN FREE**** -$5 Parking Per Vehicle Join us on Sunday, July 2nd at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival for an absolutely FULL day jam packed with some great family favorites! Our gates open at 10 AM and we hit the ground running from there with a FULL day of activities including our Full Fledged Air Show, Balloons, a Twilight Air Show, a Balloon Illume and much much more! All for great value. You can get 12+ hours of entertainment for the small price of just $8 if you bring the printed coupon. If not, you can still get in for $10 and parking is only $5 per vehicle. As always, children 3 feet and under get in FREE! July 2nd, 2017 Highlights Include: (note that all activities are weather permitting. No rain checks or refunds) -AIR SHOW Featuring: -TORA! TORA! TORA! The Commemorative Air Force's Attack on Pearl Harbor Re-Enactment. Complete with Eight Replica WWII Japanese Aircraft and over 60+ Hollywood Style Pyrotechnical Explosions, including the Wall of Fire (Pyro provided by the TORA! Bomb Squad). (Tora Tora Tora Airshows) -United States Air Force ACC F-22 Raptor Demo Team (only appearance in Michigan) -United States Air Force Heritage Flight (F-22 Raptor with the Warbird Heritage Foundation's P-51 "Baby Duck" flown by Vlado Lenoch") -Greg "Wired" Colyer in the T-33 Shooting Star "Ace Maker II" (Gregory W Colyer/Ace Maker Airshows) -Bob Carlton "Vertigo Airshows" in the Jet Super Salto Sailplane -Matt Younkin Airshows in the Twin Beech 18 "Miss Ellie" -"Sibling Rivalry" Motorcycle vs. Biplane Race -Billy Werth "Grayout" Aerosports in the "Miss America" Pitts S2C (Billy Werth Airshows) -Bill Stein in the Zivko Edge 540 (Bill Stein Airshows) -Award Winning Rob Holland Ultimate Airshows in the MXS -Jack Knutson in the "Firebird" Extra 300S (Firebirds Xtreme) -Kent Pietsch Airshows "Jelly Belly" Interstate Cadet Deadstick Act -Kent Pietsch as Chuck Dramamine in the "Jelly Belly" Interstate Cadet Comedy Act -Kent Pietsch "Jelly Belly" Interstate Cadet RV Top Landing -Announcer Phil Dacy (Dacy Airshows) -Twilight Air Show featuring some of the best acts on the air show circuit flying against the setting sun! -Hot-Air Balloon Launch or Fly-In -Our FINAL BALLOON ILLUME of the 2017 Event. Don't miss the magical moment that we have our hot-air balloons light up and twinkle as darkness falls on the airport. -Battle Creek SpeedFest Shoot Out - An epic 1/2 Mile, Head to Head Race that you will not want to miss. Featuring Cars, Motorcycles, Exotics and more! -Skerbeck Entertainment Group, Inc. Carnival featuring rides & games for all ages. Save $$ and buy wristbands in advance by visiting here (sales cutoff at 12 Noon on June 29): http://skerbeck.com/sales/shop/category.aspx?catid=34 -The Megan Rae Band (Megan Rae Fans) IN CONCERT as part of our Field of Rock Concert Series. Full of energy and country spunk. -TWO SHOWS by the Great Lakes Timber Show - America's Best, Finest & Most Hilarious Lumberjack Show -TWO PERFORMANCES of the Tim Dyson FMX Motorcycle Stunt Show - An adrenaine pumping performance that can't be missed, filled with stunts and flips! -Terrific Food Vendors - Not even kidding! Tons of food options for you that go beyond your typical "fair-style" food. Don't miss out! -Beer Tents - There will be tons of beer available for you beer enthusiasts and casual drinkers. From mass produced to crafts, we'll sell the cold ones for you to enjoy the day! -Specialty Displays/Attractions - We'll have tons of cool things to see & participate in on our event grounds. -Arts & Crafts/Novelty Booths - Love crafting & flea markets? You'll love the selection of booths we'll have -Tons more fun that you WON'T WANT TO MISS! Gates will open at 10 AM. The party will wrap up around 10:30 PM. Our Schedule of Events for July 2nd is as follows. Remember, all activities are weather permitting and times are approximate but may change. It's a guideline to help you plan out your day as we are sure you won't want to miss a thing. No Rain Checks or Refunds Sunday, July 2nd ~ Air Show, Twilight Air Show & Balloon Illume! ($8 Admission with $2 off Coupon. $10 Admission otherwise. $5 Parking Per Vehicle. Children 3 feet & under get in FREE) -10 AM - Parking & Event Grounds Open -10 AM - All Vendors Open - Great food featuring ribs, chicken, steak sandwiches, corn dogs, ice cream, and much much more! Don't forget to shop at all the fun booths with sunglasses, purses, shirts, dresses, jewelry, Crafts, Flea Market......AND more! -11 AM - SKERBECK CARNIVAL - Amazing 20+ Rides like the Supernova 360 and games! Purchase Ride Bands by 12 Noon on June 29 and save $$$! -10-11:30 AM - Battle Creek's SPEEDFEST Shoot Out - Head to Head Competition (1/2 MILE RACING AT ITS BEST) -11:30 AM - Tim Dyson FMX Motorcycle Stunt...amazing ramp to ramp mid-air FLIPS! -12-5 PM - AIR SHOW TIME! - Pearl Harbor Re-Enactment by the Eight Ship Tora, Tora, Tora. Feel the ground shake with explosions of Pyro! Additional performers include: World Champion Rob Holland (MXS), Matt Younkin (Twin Beech 18), Sibling Rivalry Act by Bill Werth (Pitts) and David Werth (Motorcycle), Greg Colyer (T-33 Jet Trainer), Bob Carlton (World's ONLY Jet Powered Sailplane), Jack Knutson (Extra), & Kent Pietsch (Jelly Belly Interstate Cadet); US Air Force's Powerful F-22 Raptor Demo will drop jaws in 2.2 seconds and Vlado Lenoch will join up with the F-22 in the P-51 Mustang for the amazing "US Air Force Heritage Flight". -3 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show - Axe Throwing, Chainsaw Carvings, Crosscut Sawing, LOG ROLLING & just great family humor! -5-6:30 PM - Battle Creek's SPEEDFEST Shoot Out - Head to Head Competition (1/2 MILE RACING AT ITS BEST) -7:30 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show - Axe Throwing, Chainsaw Carvings, Crosscut Sawing, LOG ROLLING & just great family humor! -6:30 PM - Tim Dyson FMX Motorcycle Stunt...amazing ramp to ramp mid-air FLIPS! -7 PM - Hot-Air Balloon Launch or Fly-In @ W.K. Kellogg Airport -8 PM - Twilight Air Show -8:30 PM - FireKeepers Casino Presents FIELD OF ROCK featuring the "The Megan Rae Band"! A rockin' country concert you will NOT want to miss. Full of energy and country spunk! -9:15 PM - Kalsee Credit Union presents the Mezmerising Hot-Air "Balloon Illume" -9:45 PM - The Field of Rock continues with The Megan Rae Band -10:30 PM - Event Grounds Close (unless rain date from July 1st Fireworks Display is in effect) **Directions & Traffic** Click here for directions to our gates: https://bcballoons.com/event-info-schedule/parking-directions-road-closures Please remember that many other patrons will be attending the event too so you can expect potential traffic backups. Arriving early is the best way to ensure you get to see and do all you want to do. You also get the most bang for your buck when you get here when it all begins. However, if you do happen to run into some traffic, please be courteous of your fellow patrons. You all are here to have a good time...be respectful and we promise there will still be tons of fun for you to see! There are Entry Restrictions and Guidelines in place. We DO however allow outside food and beverage, JUST NO ALCOHOL PLEASE! We also ask that you show our vendors some love, you definitely won't want to miss out on what they have to offer. Visit here for our Rules, Guidelines and Entry Restrictions: https://bcballoons.com/images/pdfs/eventinfo/festivalguidelineshelpfulhints.pdf Feel free to interact with us on our social media accounts! On both Facebook & Twitter (www.twitter.com/bcballoon). Our 2017 hashtags are #OnlyInBattleCreek #FoF17, #BattleCreekBalloons, #BattleCreekAirShow & #BattleCreekFieldOfFlight. If you are specifically talking about July 2nd then we have the following hashtags that could work, #July2, #BattleCreekAirshow, #BattleCreekTwilightAirshow, #BCBalloonIllume, #ToraBC #RaptorInBC, #MeganRaeBand, #GreatLakesTimberShow, #TimDysonFMX, #SkerbeckCarnival & #BCSpeed. Show us all of your photos and thoughts. We would love it!! So bring your family & friends and enjoy one of the best days out and staycations in Southwest Michigan. We're hosting the party, but we're trusting you to bring it! You won't want to miss it! So invite everyone you can & make Summer of 2017 memories #OnlyInBattleCreek at #BattleCreekFieldOfFlight And make sure you join us for more fun! July 2nd is all but one day....July 3rd & 4th are going to be FULL and FUN days.....featuring a huge air show, Hot-Air Balloons, More Concerts, Fireworks & MORE! Don't come for just a day, experience ALL the fun and come for the entire duration. We have RV Camping on site as well as many hotels in the area. Remember, we're a non-profit that helps other area non-profits. The money you spend is kept right here in our community! July 2nd Links: Air Show: https://bcballoons.com/air-show Hot-Air Balloons: https://bcballoons.com/balloons Battle Creek SpeedFest: https://bcballoons.com/entertainment/speed-fest-1-2-mile-race The Megan Rae Band: https://bcballoons.com/entertainment/field-of-rock-bands/317-the-megan-rae-band Tim Dyson FMX Motorcycle Stunt Show: https://bcballoons.com/entertainment/fmx-motorcycle-stunt-team Great Lakes Timber Show: https://bcballoons.com/entertainment/great-lakes-timber-show Skerbeck Family Carnival: https://bcballoons.com/entertainment/skerbeck-family-carnival Admission Coupon: https://bcballoons.com/images/pdfs/discountcoupons/coupon-2-dollar.pdf Of course, you can find out Vendor information and SO MUCH MORE at www.bcballoons.com Hope to see you on July 2nd :)