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Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival

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Friday, August 30, 2013 to Sunday, September 1, 2013

Soar into September at our 15th Annual Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival. The weekend kicks off with the extraordinary Friday Night Balloon Glow and continues with balloon flights and tethered balloon rides, a classic car show, live music, beach activities, t-shirt tie-dying and much more. Stay tuned for more details and call 1.800.CALLAWAY (225.5292) for information on overnight packages.

Spectacular surroundings. World-class venues. Impeccable service. Callaway Gardens is the consummate site for a storybook wedding.

Weddings
Robin Lake is not only home to the world-renowned Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament each May, it’s a playground for water sports enthusiasts of all skill levels.

Water Sports
Showcasing a diversity of habitat, our seven miles of nature trails afford visitors a wonderful opportunity to connect with the natural world.

Trail Walks
Summer Family Adventure is a fun-filled getaway with an incredible array of programs and activities for all ages. It’s like Summer camp for families!

Summer Family Adventure
The world’s greatest water sports athletes converge on Robin Lake every Memorial Day Weekend for the prestigious Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament.

Masters Water Skiing
The Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival brings vivid color to the skies above Callaway every Labor Day Weekend.

Balloon Festival
From road races to triathlons, our year-round fitness events are nationally known for their competitiveness and beautiful setting.

Fitness Series
Eight million lights. 15 dazzling scenes. One magical night. It’s the South’s greatest holiday light-and-sound show!

Fantasy In Lights
Learn digital photography, gardening, jewelry making, painting and more – our year-round lineup of workshops offers something for everyone.

Educational Workshops
Callaway Gardens boasts a diverse collection of restaurants, a creative offering of flavorful dishes and a generous helping of good ol’ Southern hospitality.

Dining
The FSU Flying High Circus has kept Summer visitors to Callaway Gardens on the edge of their seats for more than half a century.

Circus
Each Spring Callaway Gardens’ landscape explodes with an eye-popping display of 20,000 native and cultivated azaleas.

Azalea Watching
This Callaway Gardens tradition features the award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performing under the stars on Robin Lake Beach.

Symphony on the Sand
Our 10-mile Discovery Bicycle Trail meanders through a variety of scenic woodland environments, with stops at each of our world-class attractions

Bicycling
This floating playground on Robin Lake offers a slippery collection of obstacles that guarantee spills and chills for guests of all ages.

Aqua Island
Hawks, falcons and owls soar overhead and give visitors a close-up look “on the glove” in our daily free-flighted shows.

Birds of Prey Shows
Marvel as hundreds of colorful butterflies flutter about in one of North America’s largest glass-enclosed tropical butterfly conservatories.

Butterfly Watching
Two sensational layouts embody Gardens founder Cason Callaway’s vision that “playing golf should be a pleasant experience in beautiful surroundings.”

Championship Golf
Engage in some friendly competition on a wooded course featuring a maze full of natural obstacles and hiding places.

Laser Tag
Our 13 lakes offer some of the best fishing in the Southeastern U.S., including bream, shellcrackers, trout and trophy-sized bass.

Fishing
The Mountain Creek Tennis Center features 10 lighted courts, including two with clay surfaces, tucked into a beautiful forested setting.

Tennis

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Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival