A Look at Cedar Rapids Balloon Glow 2022 [GALLERY]

This weekend, the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival hosted one of the biggest events of the summer! Balloon Glow was held on Saturday night at Jones Park, which was a new venue for the event. The new space allowed for more people and more balloons!

I don't think we could've asked for better weather for Balloon Glow. The sun was shining, the sky was clear, and it wasn't ridiculously hot. Here are some photos I took at the event:

Balloon Glow is just the beginning of the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival. There are lots of other events coming up in the coming weeks! Here are a few of the big ones:

Dock Dogs

• Dates/Times
  • Thursday, June 23rd from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Friday, June 24th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 25th from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 26th from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids

Freedom Festival Parade

• Saturday, June 25th at 10 a.m.
• Downtown Cedar Rapids

Imagination Square

• Saturday, June 25th at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Greene Square Park in Cedar Rapids

2nd Annual Root Beer Festival

• Saturday, June 25th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• The History Center in Cedar Rapids

Volta Arts & Music Festival

• Saturday, June 25th from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Greene Square Park in Cedar Rapids

Laser Light Show

• Friday, July 1st from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids

Pancake Breakfast

• Monday, July 4th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids

Car Show

• Monday, July 4th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Cedar Rapids Kernels Parking Lot

Freedom Festival 4th of July Concert

• Monday, July 4th from 6 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids

Fireworks

• Monday, July 4th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Downtown Cedar Rapids - 2nd Avenue Bridge

Check out the full list of Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival events HERE.