STETTIN, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – The third instance of anything happening is typically considered a pattern, and this is true for the Taste N Glow Balloon Fest in Marathon County.
The event returns for its third year on Friday and goes through Sunday near the intersection of 120th Avenue and Stettin Drive in Stettin.
It is Central Wisconsin’s largest hot-air balloon display, and it requires a significant number of volunteers to make it happen.
“Just the grounds alone take a lot, but then the balloons take another 300-400, then there’s the general for the gates and all the other things going on out here,” said Steve Woller, the co-founder of the event, who says it takes about 800 people to make it possible.
For the first time, visitors to the grounds will be charged an admission price.
“We do need to raise a pretty large down payment for the land, and we didn’t think it would break the bank for most families,” Nancy said.
The admission fee is only $5, and children under the age of five are free. In previous years, people were encouraged to make a non-perishable food item donation.
People can donate to the Red Cross, Wausau Police Department, and Wausau Fire Department through fundraisers while at the event.
They’re also bringing back their famous signature beer, as well as their shuttle system, 5K run, and auto show.
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