The award winning Wah Chang Northwest Art and Air Festival is coming to Albany August 28th, 29th, and 30th , 2009. There will be 42 hot air balloons lifting off each morning from Timber Linn Park and a night glow on Friday night at dusk (weather permitting). On Saturday Arkey will fly at the Festival.
Arky is one of the most complex special shapes balloons ever built with over 1700 separate panels. Arky holds over 240,000 cubic feet of air, with a lift of 131,000 cubic feet. Arky is 100 feet long, 85 feet tall and 55 feet wide. Arky carries 28 animals along with pilot and one or two passengers
I am interested in finding out more about this years event. Such as times of balloon lift offs, will they be doing the night glow in the park and if it is handicap accessible.
This will be the first time we have a specialty shaped balloon flying here in Albany at the NW art and Air Festival. It will be one of the 42 balloons scheduled to fly this year. I know that I am looking forward to seeing it.
The balloons will lift offs will be at dawn each morning (6:30am) Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There iwill be a night glow at Timber Linn Park (weather permitting). Both the lift offs and the night glow are in the park (grass/dirt area) and handicap parking is just over the bridge in the parking lot. Feel free to call the Visitors Association (541-928-0911) with any other questions.
I would like to find out more about this event . Times for liftoffs and time for preformers and the time night glow starts . Thank you for your help
I just love this part of summer. The balloons are just fabulous!!
The site for more detail on this fest is – http://www.cityofalbany.net/parks/nwaaf/
Be prepare for a great weekend of fun!!
6:45 Friday, Sat. & Sun. mornings, last weekend every August out of Timber Linn Park.
Wow! We are former residents visiting from California and staying at Blue Ox RV Park. What a marvelous front row seat we had this morning. Looking forward to seeing Arky! Way to go Wah Chang and Albany!
I HOPE ARKY WILL BE AT THE FESTIVAL NEXT YEAR!