Henrico SkyGlow

Brand new this year is Henrico SkyGlow! While this event is free to attend, there are optional costs for some activities and food. Parking is free!

There will be a small kids zone, vendors, music, and food for purchase.

Vendors:

• Creative Works Studio
• Everything Must Glow
• Girl Scouts
• Grumpy Bear Farm
• Henrico Libraries
• Sierra Club

Live music schedule:

• 6:00pm: Acoustic Blue
• 7:15pm: Woody Woodworth & The Piners

Food vendors:

• Cocina Calle
• Hawks BBQ
• Pop’s Kettle Corn
• Pretty & Proud
• Seldon Concessions
• Strawberry Street Events
• Wild Bill’s Soda

At 7:30pm, 10 hot air balloons will inflate.

Pilots: 

• Reed Basley
• Ross Bauschatz
• Robby Dawson
• Ken Draughn
• Marcus Favera
• Randy Lee
• David Litton
• Gilbert Martin
• Mark Meyer
• Lauren Sawin

Once the sun goes down around 8:30pm, enjoy a 20-minute display of the tethered balloons lighting up in sync with music. (It will look similar to this.)

Photo Credit: May Lou Rossiter

From 6:00-9:00pm, one hot air balloon will offer tethered-rides.

• Rides will be available on a first come, first served basis once the event starts.
• Rides are $15 per adult, and $10 per child 10 and under.
• Tickets cannot be purchased in advance, only on-site once the event starts.
• All parties must be present when ride tickets are purchased.

Please note:  All balloon activities are sensitive to wind and rain.

Presented by Henrico Federal Credit Union and Recreation & Parks.

For any questions, email [email protected]

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