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The Bluff City Balloon Jamboree is coming to the Mid-South on Father’s Day Weekend, June 18-21, 2021. The three-day balloon festival will feature 30 hot air balloons as well as carnival rides suited for all ages, a mid-way, a Kidz Zone , a main stage with live entertainment, an art marketplace, VIP experience, informational booths, and food galore. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy the thrill of watching 30 balloons launch in a mass ascension on Saturday and Sunday morning, take flight in balloon tether rides during the afternoon, and to be enchanted by the after dark balloon glow. It is important for the Jamboree to give back to our community. There is no better way for the Jamboree to do this than to offer children with special needs and their families the opportunity to enjoy the festival at no charge. On Friday, June 19, the festival field will be closed to the public and the Jamboree will host a private event for these children. Oftentimes children with special needs are denied the pleasure of taking a tether ride due to the difficulty of climbing over the balloon’s basket walls. Bluff City Balloons’ basket is equipped with a door and a chair designed specifically to meet the needs of passengers who are unable to walk or stand. An Oklahoma balloonist owns a basket that is also equipped with the special needs chair has agreed to participate in the Jamboree, thus doubling the number of children that can be accommodated. There will be additional balloons to provide rides for children with more mobility. This is your invitation to participate in this three-day festival. Host hotel will be the Hyatt Place in Germantown TN. This hotel offers room service also. There is $200 show up money. Each pilot will be provided a room for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. I am looking for 8 balloons to provide tethers. You will be paid for the Friday Night “ Special night for special kidz” Each pilot will be provided one crew room for $50 per night. Additional rooms will be available at the Jamboree rate. Friday and Saturday glows pay $200 each, Sunday glow pays $350. Candle sticks if required pay $125. Competition flights will take place Saturday and Sunday mornings with cash prizes for the top four places. In addition, there will be a special private pilots-only contest. A pilot bag will be given to each pilot. Propane: Come full and leave full. We ask that pilots have at least 100 hours PIC and are current before flying before the event. The application fee is $100. Applications will be taken in the order received. Your fee will be returned if not accepted. Please submit your application no later than April 1st. Please make checks payable to and mail application to: Bluff city balloons 8899 Walnut Ridge Loop Cordova, Tn. 38018 The website is thebluffcityballoonjamboree.com