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Salt River Fields Balloon Spooktacular

2.3 (43 reviews)

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Michael A.

Vary cool and fun. I want to come back here again. A lot to do and see. Everyone was nice and friendly. My kid had a good time. Only thing, would be cool if different candy was handed out and not the same candy at every station.

Kenny M.

Upon review of previous comments the only valid complaint is the wait to get in. This can be easily remedied by arriving early and leaving early. I arrived at 5 PM and was parked within 10 minutes. Left at 7:30 PM and was out of the lot and on the main strip within 10 minutes. Great event for photography purposes. I did not really have high expectations for this event after reading the reviews; most complaints were 'rookie mistakes' however. Would recommend. See below if you need advice on how to festival. Enjoy. A). Yes, the parking lot is dirt and gravel. This is an outdoor event, the host is trying to accommodate a large sum of people if you want to park in a paved structure or are bothered by dirt, grass, rocks, plant life and insects I advise you go to a mall or movie instead. Although frowned upon there are several nearby shopping centers, it would be less than a 10 minute walk.... B). Beggars can't be choosers, if you have the audacity to complain about the quality and amount of FREE candy you or your child received the Walmart is a 5 minute drive up the road, you can get variety of high(er) quality candy at a competitive rate. C). The food was expensive, of course it is, this is a fair, everything is expensive, eat beforehand and bring your own drinks if necessary, I suggest water, as anything else may get confiscated.

Balloons lit up at the Salt River Fields Balloon 'Spooktacular.'   This is about half of them.  There were a lot of beautiful balloons.
Rema H.

We had a lot of fun! My 1 1/2 year old loved when the balloons were lit up. We found parking really easily and the crowd/lines was nothing too bad, even with our stroller. We bypassed the ticket line because we had tickets on my phone through Groupon. No wait to get in. The entertainment was kid friendly too. We didn't want to spend a lot of money, so we didn't try much food other than the roasted corn, which was good, and I had no wait in that line either. They had some cute vendors, like one that was selling hot air balloon ornaments. This was our first time going, and we will probably go again next year if they put it on the way they did this year.

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This event was kinda a waste of money if you don't have kids. Thought there would be more balloons too.

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Great environment and fun, costumes all around, kids having fun. Food on the basic and expensive side

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