Battle Creek Balloon Festival Will Launch in 2021 The Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon festival has been cleared for takeoff and will fill the skies with planes, balloons and fireworks on the 4th of July. The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor demo team headlines the events and the five day competition for balloon pilots returns as the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival is forging ahead with plans for the Summer of 2021. Executive Director Barbara Haluszka told the Battle Creek Enquirer that her board of directors met and decided to clear the launch of the festival after skipping 2020.