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BALLOON LAUNCH – SATURDAY MORNING

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to the anticipated snowfall and other weather-related issue, the hours for the Saturday, February 8th, Balloon events and Marketplace have been adjusted for safety reasons. Please take note of the following changes:

SATURDAY, FEB 8th MORNING BALLOON LAUNCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Revised Hours for the Marketplace & Craft Fair are 12:00pm to 8:00pm.

SHUTTLE SERVICE WILL BEGIN AT 11:30am.

For the 3:00pm Balloon Launch, we are waiting on the weather, and a flight decision will be made on Saturday.

Hot air balloon flying is never guaranteed. Balloon rallies like Hudson Hot Air Affair require good weather conditions for balloon flights. If the balloons are not able to fly, please remember there is so much more to do in Hudson. Enjoy the other Hudson Hot Air Affair events or check out the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce website for Hudson Activities or Local Attractions.

Food, beverages, concessions, souvenirs and restrooms are available inside the school from noon to 8pm.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Enjoy a pancake breakfast at the Hudson Masonic Lodge #56, at 209 Locust Street. Sponsored by Hudson Masonic Lodge #56. Includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, fruit, beverages. $10 adults, $5 children under 12.

There is additional parking behind the Lodge in the lot at the corner of Vine and 2nd Streets.

“STAYING ALIVE in 2025” TORCHLIGHT PARADE

The Torchlight Parade features prizes for the best overall parade unit, the best unit by hot air balloonist, the best “Staying Alive in 2025” themed unit and the best kazoo marching band. Hot air balloon pilots and crews display blasts of fire.

Parade participants line up at 6pm at Wells Fargo Bank parking lot and parade travels down Second Street. Please call 715-828-7200 by noon on Friday, February 7th to register.

Parade sponsors include Cardinal IG, Carousel Pole Studio, Culver’s of Hudson, Dick’s Bar & Grill, Gavic Construction, Hudson Bowling Center/Plaza Lounge, Hudson Ford, Jonesy’s Local Bar & Grill, North Star Family Chiropractic, The Oral Surgery Center, Valley Agencies, Inc., Valley Companies, Viking Electronics and Ziggy’s Live Music, Bar & Restaurant.

FIREWORKS DISPLAY, immediately after parade over Lakefront Park and the St. Croix River.  Sponsored by Andersen Corporation. Grand finale to downtown festivities.

You can also watch the Torchlight Parade LIVE! Tune in to River Channel’s  YouTube or watch it live on Facebook.

SIPPIN’ with the HOTTIES BEVERAGE CRAWL

Enjoy Sippin’ Special prices on unique alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Vote for your favorite for a chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate. Visit these participating Hudson restaurants and bars all weekend long: Bennett’s Chop & Railhouse, Black Rooster Bistro, Dick’s Bar & Grill, Jonesy’s Local Bar & Grill, Keys Café Bakery & Bar, Lucky Guys Distillery, Pedro’s Pizza Lounge, Post American Eatery, Willow River Saloon/Carbone’s Pizzeria-Burkhardt and Ziggy’s Live Music, Bar & Restaurant.

View a flyer with details about the Sippin’ with he Hotties Beverage Crawl.

Vote at https://forms.gle/eP5GX1uHBFYLW1Kq6

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EAT•SHOP•PLAY HUDSON

Eat•Shop•Play at Hudson area businesses. . The unique shops, fun destinations and outstanding restaurants invite you to check out their winter offerings. Look for special promotions and winter sales. Win prizes playing the Scavenger Hunt game. Visit: Applebee’s-Hudson, BackRoom Vintage, Barker’s Bar & Grill, Beloved Makers and Company, Black Rooster Bistro, Bricks Neapolitan Pizza, Chapter2Books, Cream of the Crop Artists Gallery, Dairy Queen-Hudson, Eagle Eye Farm, Et Cetera, Grand Fête, Hudson Flower Shop, Hudson Grocery Co-op, Hudson United Methodist Church, Jonesy’s Local Bar & Grill, Knoke’s Chocolates & Nuts, La Rue Marche, Mainstream Boutique, Old Southern BBQ, Rose & Lavender, San Pedro Café, SEASONS Gallery, Skogen’s Festival Foods, The 715, The Bees Knees, The Cellars Wine & Spirits, The Purple Tree, Waxing the City and Ziggy’s Live Music, Bar & Restaurant.

 

 

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