| Hot Air Balloon Rallies, Festivals & Events | |||
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There are many balloon events throughout the United States throughout the year. The list below contains local balloon rallies and balloon rallies in surrounding states. If you have an event that's not on the list contact us and we will add it. If you plan to participate, you will need to contact the individual organizers for more information about the event because most events are by invitation only. If you notice any inaccurate information please contact the Webmaster by going to the Contact Us web page and send an email to the Webmaster. |
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| January | |||
| DATE | RALLY NAME | LOCATION | CONTACT INFORMATION |
| January 13 - 15, 2023 | 24th Bluff Balloon festival |
Bluf, Utah | Website: https://bluffutah.org/bluffballoonfestival/ |
| January 19 - 22, 2023 | Havasu Balloon Festival & Fair |
Lake Havasu City, AZ | Website: https://havasuballoonfestival.com |
| January 20 - 22, 2023 | Pagosa Springs Winterfest |
Pagosa Springs, CO | Website: https://pagosachamber.com/winterfest/ |
| January 26 - 30, 2022 |
Snowdown Balloon Rally | Durango, CO | Phil Campbell CampbellPL at ci dot durango dot co dot u Website: https://www.snowdown.org/ |
| January 27-29, 2023 |
Mesquite Balloon Festival | Mesquite, NV | 877-438-2929 Website: https://casablancaresort.com/entertainment/hot-air-balloon-festival/ |
| February | |||
| February 3 - 5, 2023 |
12th Annual Arizona Balloon Classic | Goodyear, AZ | Nanette Duncan 480-600-4743 Email: net@abcfest.com Website: https://abcfest.com |
| February 3 - 5, 2023 |
SkyFest Balloon Festival | Sand Hollow Resort Hurricane, UT |
Sand Hollow Resort 844-404-3260 Website: https://SandHollowResort.com |
| February 17 - 19, 2023 | Kanab Balloons and Tunes Roundup | 765 Fairway Drive, Kanab, Utah | Contact: Kanab Visitor Center 435-664-5033 Website: https://visitsouthernutah.com/balloons-and-tunes-roundup |
| March | |||
| April | |||
| April 7 - 9, 2022 |
BFA National Convention | Capital Plaza Hotel, Topeka, Kansas | Contact: Tim Cloyd tecvisions@hotmail.com Website: http://bfa.net |
| May | |||
| May 19 - 21, 2023 |
Sunflower Balloon Fest | Anthony, Kansas | Anthony Chamber of Commerece 620-842-5456 Ali Harbin 620-740-0065 Sheila Adams 620-842-2547 Website: >https://www.anthonychamber.com/projects-2 |
| May 19 - 21, 2023 |
11th Annual Winnemucca Balloon Festival | Winnemucca, NV | Contact: Jeff Haliczer lilhal1@sbcglobal.net Website: https://winnemuccaballoons.wixsite.com/winnemucca-balloons |
| May 21 - 22, 2022 |
Erie Town Fair and Balloon Festival | Erie, CO | Colleen Johnson 505-289-4839 colleenjohnson302@gmail.com Erie Chamber of Commerce - (303) 828-3440 Website: https://eriechamber.org/calendar-of-events/balloon-launch |
| June | |||
| June 3 - 5, 2022 |
Telluride Balloon Festival | Telluride, CO | Website: https://www.tellurideballoonfestival.com Email: info@tellurideballoonfestival.com |
| 2021 Unconfirmed | The Summerfest Balloon Bash | Crown Mountain Park, Carbondale, CO | liftoff4liftup@gmail.com https:// www.facebook.com/LiftOff4LIFTUP |
| June 10 - 11, 2022 |
Springville Art City Days Balloon Fest | Springville, Utah | Contact: Kent Barnes KJBarnes@gmail.com Website: https://www.springville.org/art-city-days/balloon-fest/ |
| June 17 - 19, 2022 |
Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival | Salina, Utah | Contact: Kent Barnes Email: KJBarnes@gmail.com Website: https://eyestotheskyballoonfestival.com |
| June 25 - 26, 2022 |
11th Annual Frederick in Flight | Centennial Park, Frederick, CO | Contact: Michael Gianetti 303-216-1990 email: michael@lifecycleballoons.com Website: https://www.frederickco.gov/239/Frederick-in-Flight?NID=239 |
| June 23 - 25, 2023 |
White Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival | Lakeside, AZ | Contact: talba@pinetoplakesideaz.gov Website: https://www.wmbfaz.com |
| July | |||
| July 1 - 4, 2023 |
41th Teton Valley Balloon Rally | Teton County Fairgrounds,Driggs, ID | Contact: Margaret Rose Breffeilh 307-413-4679 email: margaret@tetonballonrallly.com balloonista@gmail.com Website: http://tetonvalleyballoonrally.com/index.html |
| July 8 - 10, 2022 |
Eaton Days Fly-out | Eaton, CO | Website: http://eatondays.org |
| EVENT ON HOLD INDEFINITELY | Steamboat Pilot & Today Hot Air Balloon Rodeo | Bald Eagle Lake, Steamboat Springs, CO | Contact: Doug Lenberg, Balloonmeister 505-947-1242 email: dlenberg.rgbs@gmail.com Website: https://www.hotairballoonrodeo.com |
| July 15 - 17, 2022 |
Riverton Rendezvous Balloon Rally | Riverton, WY | info.rivertonrendezvous@gmail.com patricia.newlin@gmail.com.com Website: https://windriver.org/event/riverton-rendezvous-balloon-rally/all/ Contact: Andy Samuelson at (307)851-4446 email: samuelsonhomes@gmail.com |
| July 22 - 24, 2022 |
Wild West Balloon Fest | Mentock Skate Park, Cody, WY |
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1123599621556672/?active_tab=discussion |
| July 22 - 24, 2022 |
Big Sky Balloon Rally | Billings, MT | Chris Jones - Pilot and Sponsorship Info: 406-690-1051 cjones25x@gmail.com Christy Mammen - Questions and Other Info: 406-861-5506 christy_rocksolid@hotmail.com Website: https://www.facebook.com/bigskyballoonrally/ |
| July 29 - 31, 2022 |
Casper Balloon Roundup | Casper, WY | Contact - Casper Area Chamber of Commerce, (307)234-5311 Email: jdewitt@casperwyoming.org Website: https://www.balloonroundupcasper.com |
| July 28 - August 5, 2022 |
National Balloon Classic | National Balloon Classic Field, Indianola, Iowa. | Contact - info@nationalballoonclassic.com Website: https://www.nationalballoonclassic.com |
| July 30, 2022 |
2022 Celebration of Honor Fly | South Park, CO. | Event Organizer/Coordinator: Jackie Peterson, 2ndpete@comcast.net. Balloonmeister: Stephen, rmhal@juno.com |
| August | |||
| August 5 - 7, 2022 |
Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally | Cortez, CO | Cortez Chamber of Commerce at 505-977-2679 |
| August 4 - 6, 2023 |
Moffat County Balloon Festival | Craig, CO | Contact: Randy Looper 970-826-4444 email: mcballoonfestival@gmail.com Website: https://www.mcballoonfestival.com |
| August 8 - 13, 2022 |
2022 BFA U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship | Mitchell Airfield, Mitchell, NE. | Contact: Paul Petrehn paulpetrehn@gmail.com Website: https://www.bfa.net/events5/all-event-list/event/600-2022-bfa-u-s-national-hot-air-balloon-championship |
| August 10 - 13, 2022 |
Old West Balloon Fest | Mitchell Airfield, 130901 Hawk Road, Mitchell, NE. |
Contact: Colleen Johnson (800) 788-9475 Website: http://theoldwestballoonfest.com |
| August 14 - 15, 2021 |
Walden "Sky's the Limit" Balloon Festival | Hanson Park, Walden, CO. | Contact: Matt Shuler 970-215-2354 |
| August 26 - 28, 2022 |
Fall River Hot Air Hot Air Balloon Festival | Hot Springs, South Dakota | Contact: Tamie Shrum 970-420-4109 email: Tamieshrum5@gmail.com Website: https://fallriverballoonfest.com |
| August 25 - 27, 2023 |
Vernal DinahDays Balloon Festival | Vernal, Utah | Contact: Kent Barnes email: kjbarnes@gmail.com Website: https://www.dinahdays.com |
| 2022 unconfirmed | Balloon the Bighorns | Sheridan, WY | balloonthebighorns@gmail.com |
| September | |||
| September 2 - 5, 2022 |
Creede's Labor Day Weekend | Creede, CO. | With our Annual Balloon Festival Saturday morning. Website: https://www.colorado.com/co/creede/festivals-events |
| September 3 - 5, 2022 |
Picture the Sky Balloons at Windsor Harvest Festival | Eastman Park in Windsor, CO | Balloons fly on the 3rd, 4th and 5th weather permitting. Contact: Debbie Waltman 303-880-2669 Website: https://www.windsorharvestfest.com/home/ |
| September 3 - 5, 2022 |
Labor Day Liftoff | Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO. | Scott Appelman 505-379-3640 email: scott@hotappleproductions.com Website: https://coloradospringslabordayliftoff.com |
| September 8 - 10, 2023 |
The Great Reno Balloon Race | Reno, NV | Terri 530-598-5667 Katie 775-771-4175 info@renoballoon.com Website: https://renoballoon.com |
| September 9 - 11, 2022 |
Huff ‘n Puff Hot Air Balloon Rally | Topeka, KS | Karl Fruendt 785-554-2003 info@huff-n-puff.org Website: http://www.huff-n-puff.org |
| September 16 - 18, 2022 |
Snowmass Balloon Festival | Snowmass Village, CO | Colleen Johnson 720-987-0569 email: ColleenJohnson302@gmail.com Website: http://www.snowmassballoon.com |
| September 16 - 18, 2022 |
Colorfest Hot Air Balloon Rally | Pagosa Springs, CO | Contact: Stacy Kirby 970-254-2360 email: events@pagosachamber.com Websites: https://pagosachamber.com/colorfest/ https://www.uncovercolorado.com/events/colorfest-balloon-rally/ |
| September 17 - 18, 2022 |
Autumn Aloft | Park City, UT | Website: http://www.autumnaloft.com |
| 2021 CANCELED | Balloon the Bighorns | Sheridan, WY | balloonthebighorns@gmail.com |
| September 23 - 25, 2022 |
Plano Balloon Festival | McKinney, TX | Website: https://www.planoballoonfest.org |
| September 23 - 25, 2022 |
28th Annual Chile & Frijoles Festival with the 2nd Pueblo Chile Balloon Fest |
Langoni Sports Complex 1600 W 24th St. Pueblo, CO |
Website: https://pueblochilefestival.com |
| September 24, 2022 |
The Great Aardvark Embark Balloon Launch | AIMS Community College, Greeley, Colorado | Contact Dan Griffin 970-667-2246 Pilots arrive by 6:30 AM Pilot briefing at 6:45 AM Inflation and launch starting around 7:00 AM Website: https://events.aims.edu/event/great_aardvark_embark_balloon_launch |
| October | |||
| October 7 - 15, 2023 |
51st. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiestal | Albuquerque, NM | Website: https://www.balloonfiesta.com |
| October 14 - 16, 2022 |
Animas Valley Balloon Rally | Durango, CO | Website: https://animasvalleyballoonrally.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimasValleyBalloonRally/ |
| October 22, 2022 |
Westy Fest (formerly known as Halloween Harvest Festival) | Westminster, CO | Website: https://www.westminsterchamber.biz/events/details/westy-fest-formerly-known-as-halloween-harvest-festival-community-event-14486/ https://www.cityofwestminster.us/Portals/1/Documents/Parks%20and%20Recreation%20-%20Documents/Parks%20and%20Recreation%20LANDING%20PAGE/Special%20Events/2022WestyFestFAQs.pdf/ |
| October 28 - 30, 2022 |
Taos Mountain Balloon Rally | Taos, NM | Ed Smith 505-751-9877 hotair@puebloballoon.com Website: https://www.taosballoonrally.com |
| November | |||
| November 3 - 6, 2022 |
Annual Page-Lake Powell Hot Air Balloon Regatta | Page, AZ | Bryan Hill 928-645-2419 Bryan@PageElectric.org Website: https://lakepowellballoonregatta.org/event-info/#schedule-of-events |
| November 5 - 6, 2022 |
Arkansas Valley Balloon Festival | Rocky Ford, CO | Contact: Rockie Sanders 719-254-4354 email: arkansasvalleyballoonfestival@gmail.com |
| November 11 - 13, 2022 | Pahrump Balloon Festival | Petrack Park Pahrump, Nevada | Email: Kati Griggs (katiegriggslta@gmail) Vicky Hilling (vicky@pahrumpchamber.com) Website: https://www.pahrumpballoonfestival.com |
| November 18 - 20, 2022 | 32nd Annual Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival | Yuma, Arizona | email: info@caballeros.org Website: http://www.crcballoons.com |
| December | |||
| December 2 - 4, 2022 |
Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | Bill Lee 505-979-2012 bill@scenicballoonrides.com Website: http://redrockballoonrally.com |
Updated December 3, 2022 |
