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AlcoVets and commissioners agree to move Burlington balloon festival to May weekend starting 2026

3086743 · April 22, 2025
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Summary

AlcoVets told the board the balloon festival will move from September to Mothers' Day weekend starting 2026; commissioners agreed to rescind the September proclamation and adopt a May date, with the group promising park improvements at no county cost.

Alamance County commissioners on April 21 approved a request from AlcoVets to rescind a September proclamation for the balloon festival and replace it with a third-weekend-in-May date, effective beginning in 2026.

AlcoVets presentation: Richard Shelton, vice chair of AlcoVets, told commissioners the organization…

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