Moment in Time
Staff Writer
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The Columbus Hot Air Balloon Festival was July 12 to 20, 1986, at Bolton Field, 2000 Norton Road.
Although plagued by bad weather, the festival featured about 85 balloonists, food, entertainment, an arts and crafts fair and what was billed as "The World's Largest Tent Sale" in tents taller than Bolton Field's tower.