Labor Day Lift-Off balloon festival wraps up on Monday at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — If you’re planning to attend the third day of the annual Labor Day Lift-Off in Colorado Springs, the best advice is to arrive at Memorial Park early.
Parking spaces fill quickly, especially on adjacent neighborhood streets, and that’s likely the case on Monday, with most activities happening before noon.
On Sunday evening, side streets were so filled with parked vehicles that it was difficult for anyone to drive through; many drivers had to back up so that other traffic could pass.
Many spectators had to walk a half-mile or more to reach the park.
The manager of a nearby fast-food restaurant complained about spectators parking in the lot, taking away spaces reserved for customers.
Reviewing the festival over the weekend, all of the estimated 70 balloons lifted, but windy conditions on Sunday limited the number of launches to ten.
As of 7 a.m. Monday — the scheduled launch time — organizers announced that lift-offs were on hold because of gusty winds.
Colorado Springs has had some type of balloon event every Labor Day weekend since the first launch in Black Forest in 1976.
The start of the 2000 COVID pandemic led organizers to spread balloon launchers to various locations across town instead of a single mass event.
Here’s the schedule for Monday’s events:
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