Get up early this weekend to watch colorful hot air balloons rise over the Central Oregon high desert as the sun rises. End your day enjoying the beautiful night glow from these balloons.

The balloons launch at sunrise Friday-Sunday, July 26-28, from RE Jewell Elementary School at 20550 Murphy Road in Bend, Oregon. The night glows are on Friday at Riverbend Park, 799 SW Columbia Street, in Bend; and on Saturday at Sam Johnson Park, 333 SW 15th Street, in Redmond. Festivities start at 5 p.m. in both locations, and the glow begins at 8:30 p.m.

Admission to all of these events is free. For more information, go to balloonsoverbend.com.