
Courtesy Saratoga Balloon And BBQ Festival
The fifth annual Saratoga Balloon and BBQ Festival returns to the Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa in June.
Organizers said there are two important differences in 2018. The festival will no longer be held on Father’s Day Weekend, instead moving to June 22-24.
Also, the name of the festival was changed. It was formerly the Saratoga Balloon and Craft Festival.
After four successful years, event organizers said they wanted to create a bigger and better event.
“We needed to diversify and add non-balloon related components,” said Tim Cianciola of Craftproducers, one of the organizers.