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The popular Adirondack Balloon Festival based in Queensbury is canceled for 2020.
Courtesy Adirondack Balloon Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The board of directors of the Adirondack Balloon Festival has announced the cancelation of this year\u2019s event due to restrictions involving the COVID-19 pandemic.
\nThe board \u201cis disappointed\u201d to lose the popular festival that was slated for Sept. 17- 20, it said in a new release.
\n\u201cThe most important part in planning in an event of this magnitude is safety. Safety is not only for our balloon pilots, but also includes our spectators, law enforcement, public works, fire and rescue staff, vendors, volunteers, musical acts, and our landowners in the region,\u201d said Mark Donahue, board president.
\n\u201cThis is an unprecedented decision for us and one we did not take lightly. Our decision process included discussions with state officials and the Federal Aviation Administration officials as well,\u201d he said. \u201cThis event is for the community by the community. We have a responsibility to make certain social distancing occurs and we do not feel we could make that happen with the tens of thousands of people who attend our event.\u201d
\nIt takes at least six months to plan the balloon festival, and organizers were already three months behind in planning because of the pandemic, Donahue said.
\nIn addition, the board felt it was inappropriate to ask local businesses for support \u201cwhen they are struggling to reopen or survive. Putting the event on pause for a year will help us to come back in 2021 and have guidelines established by New York state in place for events of our magnitude to provide a safe, enjoyable event for all to enjoy,\u201d said Donahue.
\nThe state requires a mass gathering permit from the Department of Health for the event. The organizers don\u2019t have enough information from the state to hold the event, he said. The necessities\u2014ordering tents and getting balloonists to commit\u2014cannot be done in short order.
\nThe balloon festival draws day trippers and overnight visitors who stay in area hotels and motels. Business is brisk for local establishments
\nThe board is already looking ahead to 2021, he noted.
\nThe dates for the 2021 Adirondack Balloon Festival are Sept. 23-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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