Flying is a very suburban area. Not a place for student or newbie's although they can gain some valuable experience flying with or even just crewing for some of the commercial pilots attending this event. This a complete festival with over 100,000 average attendance. Large carnival, craft fair, National Lumberjack Championships, fireworks shows, huge food court, Main stage events nightly, secondary stages with daily events. Balloon Glows and balloon Launches. Deluxe accommodations, pilot stipend/cash awards, limited to 20 balloons. 34th year.
Lisle city park is located behind the Lisle police station, off of Hwy 53 at Short street, in the city of Lisle.