Other Balloon Events
Because of the wonderful time our guests experience at the Balloon Fiesta, we’re often asked whether there are any balloon events near their hometowns. The following is a partial list of balloon events around the country. This list is informational only. Balloon Fiesta has no connection with these events and doesn’t necessarily know anything about them other than they are scheduled and they include balloons. If you have any questions about these events, please contact the event directly.If you know of other balloon events that aren’t included in this list, please let us know at pmccarty@balloonfiesta.com.
| Where | Web | Contact | Telephone | # | Weekend | ||||
| JANUARY | |||||||||
| Snowdown Balloon Rally | Durango, CO | none | Phil Campbell | 25 | 4th w/e January | ||||
| FEBRUARY | |||||||||
| Hudson Hot Air Affair | Hudson, WI | link | Michelle Scheel | (888) 247-2332 | 50 | 1st w/e February | |||
| Friends and Lovers Rally | Albuquerque, NM | link | 135+ | 2nd w/e February | |||||
| SnoBall Rally | Chama, NM | none | none | (505) 883-5874 | 28 | 4th w/e January | |||
| MARCH | |||||||||
| St. Patrick's Day Rallye | Los Lunas, NM | link | VFRS Club member | (505) 865-9794 | 40 | 3rd w/e March | |||
| APRIL | |||||||||
| US Bank Derby Festival Great Balloon Race | Louisville, KY | none | Committee | (502) 584-3378 | 50 | 4th w/e April | |||
| Paso Robles Balloon Festival | Paso Robles, CA | link | Maria | (805) 238-4600 | 4th w/e April | ||||
| MAY | |||||||||
| Old Timer's Balloon Rally | Roswell, NM | none | Bill Jones | (575) 622-9890 | 50 | 1st w/e May | |||
| Cool Springs Ranch Balloon Classic | Dunnellion, FL | none | Carol Lee and Owen Shevlin | none | 20 | 1st w/e May | |||
| NC Strawberry Festival Hot Air Balloon Extravaganza | Chadbourn, NC | none | Deb Wilson | (910) 654-3518 | 1st w/e May | ||||
| Preakness Balloon Festival | Baltimore, MD | link | (410) 442-5566 | 20 | 2nd w/e May | ||||
| DelRay Beach Hot Air Balloon Glow & Festival | DelRay Beach, FL | none | Suzy Sims | (561) 279-1380 | 3rd Sat May | ||||
| Erie Town Fair Balloon Festival | Erie, CO | none | Barbi Hann | (303) 841-4266 | 60 | 3rd w/e May | |||
| KLAQ Balloonfest | El Paso, TX | link | Joni Superville, KLAQ | (915) 544-8864 | 60+ | Memorial Day w/e | |||
| Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival | Letchworth State Park, NY | link | (585) 493-3340 | 30 | Memorial Day w/e | ||||
| Musicfest in the Valley | Dansville, NY | none | Richard Buckles | (315) 589-8131 | 12 | Memorial Day w/e | |||
| Skowhegan Arts & Air Festival | Skowhegan, ME | none | Skowhegan COC | (207) 474-3621 | Memorial Day w/e | ||||
| The Great American Balloon Rally | Kansas City, KS | none | Amanda Sabia | (913) 649-2359 | 16 | Memorial Day w/e | |||
| Balloons-N-Tunes Balloon Festival | Ridgeway, CO | none | Ridgway Area COC | (800) 220-4959 | 25 | Memorial Day w/e | |||
| Magnolia Festival of Oklahoma | Durant, OK | link | Committee | (580) 924-1550 | Memorial Day w/e | ||||
| Freedom Weekend Aloft | Greenville, SC | link | Committee | (864) 399-9481 | Memorial Day w/e | ||||
| Patterson Apricot Fiesta & Balloon Meet | Patterson, CA | link | (209) 892-3118 | 15 | Memorial Day w/e | ||||
| Blossom Time Festival | Chagrin Falls, OH | link | Chagrin Valley Jaycees | (440) 247-6607 | 15+ | Memorial Day w/e | |||
| Alabama Jubilee Hot-air Balloon Classic | Decatur, AL | link | Jubilee Committee | (800) 232-5449 | 55 | Memorial Day w/e | |||
| JUNE | |||||||||
| Telluride Balloon Rally | Telluride, CO | link | Telluride Visitor Services | (970) 708-0022 | 1st w/e June | ||||
| Wild Rogue Balloon Festival | Grants Pass, OR | none | Bill Heaply | 20 | 1st w/e June | ||||
| Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Festival | Helen, GA | link | Committee | (706) 878-2271 | 1st w/e June | ||||
| Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival | Cambridge, NY | link | Cambridge Valley COC | none | (518) 677-0887 | 1st w/e June | |||
| The Great American Balloon Race | Danville, KY | none | Rick Schoebel | (859) 236-2711 | 35 | 2nd Saturday June | |||
| Manitowoc Airshow | Lake Geneva, WI | none | Committee | (920) 482-1650 | 15 | 1st w/e June | |||
| National Balloon Rally | Troutman, NC | none | Sheila McLaughlin | (704) 873-2892 | 40 | 1st w/e June | |||
| Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Fesitval | Lake Skinner, CA | link | Cherise Manning | (909) 676-6713 | 50 | 1st w/e June | |||
| Hopkins Dairy Festival | Sulphur Springs, TX | none | 20 | 2nd w/e June | |||||
| Balloons over Bend | Bend, OR | link | Lay It Out Events | none | (541) 383-8262 | 20 | 2nd w/e June | ||
| The Balloon Adventure | Danville, IL | none | Fred Pancoast | 14-20 | 2nd w/e June | ||||
| Morristown Hot Air Balloon Festival | Morristown, OH | none | Tom McCort | 20 | 2nd w/e June | ||||
| Coors Light Balloon Festival | Syracuse, NY | link | 30 | 2nd w/e June | |||||
| Speidie Fest & Balloon Rally | Quechee, VT | link | Quechee COC | none | (800) 295-5451 | 25 | 3rd w/e June | ||
| Camp Waubeeka Spring Balloon Fest | Copake, NY | link | (866) 646-2267 | 3rd w/e June | |||||
| Allstate Festival of Balloons in Tigard | Tigard, OR | link | Kathleen Wall | (503) 612-8204 | 30 | 3rd w/e June | |||
| Eagle Nest Balloon Fest | Eagle Nest, NM | none | Eagle Nest CoC - Ken Younger | (505) 377-2420 | 50 | 3rd w/e June | |||
| York County Balloon Festival | York, PA | link | Balloonmeister | (717) 767-7744 | 15-20 | 3rd w/e June | |||
| DFW Summer Balloon Classic | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | link | (469) 644-4576 | 50 | 3rd w/e June | ||||
| Michigan Challenge Balloonfest | Howell, MI | link | Howell Area COC | (517) 546-3920 | 60 | 4th w/e June | |||
| NW Connecticut Balloon Festival | Plymouth, CT | none | NWCT Balloon Festival | (860) 582-1004 | 4th w/e June | ||||
| Chariots in the Sky | Panguitch,UT | none | Janine Fellows or Bryan Hill | (435) 676-8585 | 30 | 4th w/e June | |||
| Balloons in June | Clinton, IA | none | Paul Schnieder | none | (563) 242-9174 | 34 | 4th w/e June | ||
| See Our Children Soar Balloon Festival | Ludwig's Corner, PA | none | (610) 469-1715 | 30 | 4th w/e June | ||||
| Mississippi Hot Air Balloon Championship & Festival | Canton, MS | link | Joe McKay | last w/e June | |||||
| Capt. Phogg's Balloon Classic | Holly, MI | link | Capt. Phogg | (248) 634-3094 | 25 | last w/e June | |||
| Mayor's Cup Balloon Race | Rochester, MN | link | George Ibach | (612) 518-6881 | 25 | last w/e June | |||
| JULY | |||||||||
| Battle Creek's Field of Flight | Battle Creek, MI | link | (269) 962-0592 | 70-80 | 1st w/e July | ||||
| Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic | Windsor, CA | link | (707) 837-1884 | 30 | 1st w/e July | ||||
| Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally | Raton, NM | none | Charles Ludberg | (505) 830-3780 | 30 | 1st w/e July | |||
| BB&T Fourth of July Balloon Rally | Lexington, VA | link | Lexington Sunrise Rotary | 1st w/e July | |||||
| Lighter Than Aire Affaire | Montrose, CO | none | Montrose COC/Ric Simon | (970) 249-0102 | 40 | 1st w/e July | |||
| Teton Valley Summer Festival | Driggs, ID | none | Teton Valley COC | (208) 354-2500 | 1st w/e July | ||||
| Eyes to the Skies Balloon Festival | Lisle, IL | none | Wayne Dunham | none | (630) 963-4281 | 25 | 1st w/e July | ||
| Great Texas Balloon Rally | Longview, TX | link | Committee | (903) 237-4000 | 80 | 2nd w/e July | |||
| Hot Air Balloon Rodeo | Steamboat Springs, CO | link | Kara | (970) 879-0880 | 50 | 2nd w/e July | |||
| Stoweflake Hot Air Balloon Festival | Stowe, VT | link | none | (802) 253-7355 | 2nd w/e July | ||||
| Peoria Balloon Fest | Peoria, IL | none | AAA Entertainment-Radio | none | (309) 686-0101 | 2nd w/e July | |||
| Wausau Balloon Rally | Wausau, WI | link | Steve Woller | (715) 845-7005 | 25 | 2nd w/e July | |||
| Hillsborough Balloon Festival | Hillsborough, NH | link | Hillsborough Civic Organization | (603) 428-8337 | 2nd w/e July | ||||
| Mid Hudson Balloon Fesitval | Poughkeepsie, NY | none | Bill Hughes | (845) 831-6917 | 15 | 3rd w/e July | |||
| Balloons over Hugo | Hugo, OK | none | (580) 326-3633 | 3rd w/e July | |||||
| Green River Festival | Greenfield, MA | none | Franklin County COC | (413) 773-5463 | 55-65 | 3rd w/e July | |||
| Hot Air Jubilee | Jackson, MI | link | Hot Air Jubilee Committee | 60+ | 3rd w/e July | ||||
| The Great Wellsville Balloon Rally | Wellsville, NY | link | Committee | (585) 593-4623 | 50 | 3rd w/e July | |||
| FunFest-Indian Path Medical Center Balloon Rally | Kingsport, TN | none | (423) 230-0654 | 25 | 3rd w/e July | ||||
| South County Hot Air Balloon Festival | Wakefield, RI | none | Rotary Club of Wakefield, RI | 3rd w/e July | |||||
| Balloon Classic Invitational | Canton, OH | none | Festival committee | (800) 553-4302 | 60 | last w/e July | |||
| Quick Chek NJ Festival of Ballooning | West Caldwell, NJ | link | Committee | (973) 882-5464 | 150 | last w/e July | |||
| Elkhart County Fair Balloon Chase | Goshen, IN | link | Gene Stutsman | (574) 533-6110 | 30+ | 4th w/e July | |||
| Central Wyoming Balloon Fest | Casper, WY | none | Mike Nighswonger | none | (800) 743-0705 | 25 | 4th w/e July | ||
| Buffalo Trace Balloon Race | Maysville, KY | link | Tom Birt | (606) 584-3977 | 25 | last w/e July | |||
| AUGUST | |||||||||
| Balloon Festival of Warren County, NJ | Phillipsburg, NJ | link | Warren County Farmers Fair | (908) 454-3431 | 1st w/e August | ||||
| White River Balloon Fest | Anderson, IN | none | Bob Hoskins | (765) 378-0877 | 15 | 1st w/e August | |||
| Gatesway Balloon Festival at Riverparks | Tulsa, OK | none | (918) 408-6760 | 1st w/e August | |||||
| Magic City Hot Air Balloon Rally | Billings, MT | link | Dennis/Angela Waldron | (406) 671-3104 | 50 | 1st w/e August | |||
| Sky Fest | Chautauqua, NY | link | (716) 661-6156 | 1st w/e August | |||||
| Wild West Balloon Fest | Cody, WY | none | Jack Way | (307) 527-7424 | 25 | 1st w/e August | |||
| Sea Serpent Balloon Festival | Perry, NY | none | Perry Area COC | (585) 237-5040 | 1st w/e August | ||||
| Pittsfield-Rotary Balloon Festival | Pittsfield , NH | link | Donna Keeley | 1st w/e August | |||||
| Speidie Fest & Balloon Rally | Binghamton, NY | none | David Pessagno | (607) 761-2475 | 45 | 1st w/e August | |||
| National Balloon Classic | Indianola, IA | link | Greg Marchant | (800) 359-4692 | 100 | 1st w/e August | |||
| Highland Village Balloon Festival | Highland Village, TX | none | Deb Whitesell | (940) 321-8027 | 25 | 1st w/e August | |||
| Sandy City Balloon Festival | Sandy City, UT | none | Kent Barnes | (801) 557-5300 | 15 | 2nd w/e August | |||
| Eyes to the Skies Balloon Festival | Madison, WI | none | Committee | (630) 963-4281 | 30 | 2nd w/e August | |||
| Pennington Balloon Championships | Baton Rouge, LA | link | George Richard | (225) 933-2027 | 75 | 2nd w/e August | |||
| Columbia Balloon Invitational | Columbia, MO | link | Vicki Fogue | (573) 808-4844 | 40 | 2nd w/e August | |||
| Lighter Than Air Balloon Fair | Council Bluffs, IA | none | Jo Kossow | (712) 325-3306 | 35 | 3rd w/e August | |||
| Great Falls Balloon Festival | Lewiston/Auburn, ME | link | Great Falls Balloon Festival | 38 | 3rd w/e August | ||||
| Great Northern Catskills Balloon Festival | Greenville, NY | none | Greenville Area COC | (518) 966-5050 | 20+ | 3rd w/e August | |||
| Ogden Valley Balloon And Arts Festival | Eden, UT | link | Mike Bauwens | (800) 413-8312 | 35 | 3rd w/e August | |||
| Centralia Balloon Fest | Centralia, IL | link | none | (888) 533-2600 | 3rd w/e August | ||||
| Plainville Hot Air Balloon Festival | Plainville, CT | none | Plainville Fire Company | (860) 747-0283 | 4th w/e August | ||||
| Deming Duck Races Balloon Rally | Deming, NM | link | Marie Pinchuk | (505) 546-3223 | 30 | 4th w/e August | |||
| Metamora Country Days & Balloon Festival | Metamora, MI | link | Metamore COC | (810) 678-6222 | 4th w/e August | ||||
| Flag City Balloon Fest | Findlay, OH | none | Hancock County C & V B | (419) 422-3315 | 30 | 4th w/e August | |||
| Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival | Lincoln, IL | none | Lincoln - Logan County COC | (217) 735-2385 | 12 | 4th w/e August | |||
| Ohio Challenge | Middletown, OH | link | Mid Miami COC | (513) 422-4551 | 30 | 4th w/e August | |||
| Crown of Maine Balloon Fest | Presque Isle, ME | link | Derik Smith | (207) 764-6561 | 12 | 4th w/e August | |||
| Wah Chang Northwest Art & Air Festival | Albany, OR | link | (800) 526-2256 | 40 | 4th w/e August | ||||
| SEPTEMBER | |||||||||
| Great Southeast Balloon Fest | Anderson, SC | link | Dan Stukas | (864) 934-6451 | Labor Day w/e | ||||
| Big Bend Balloon Bash | Alpine, TX | link | Ken Clouse | (432) 837-7486 | 20 | Labor Day w/e | |||
| New York State Festival of Balloons | Danville, NY | none | Gerri Waight | (585) 335-9470 | Labor Day w/e | ||||
| Colorado Balloon Classic Invitational | Colorado Springs,CO | link | Heather Benavidez | (719) 471-4833 | 85 | Labor Day w/e | |||
| Blueberry Balloonfest | Plymouth, IN | none | JimKunze | 1st w/e September | |||||
| Huff 'n Puff Balloon Rally | Topeka, KS | link | Karl Freundt | (785) 554-2003 | 30 | w/e after Labor Day | |||
| McCook Balloon Fest | McCook, Nebraska | link | John Kugler | (308) 345-2280 | 2nd w/e September | ||||
| Great Reno Balloon Race | Reno, NV | link | Marlene Olsen | (775) 826-1181 | 120 | 2nd w/e September | |||
| White Sands Balloon Invitational | Alamogordo, NM | none | Committee | (505)437-8065 | 70 | 2nd w/e September | |||
| Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta | Elephant Butte, NM | link | Kevin Cloney | (505)307-4142 | 50 | 2nd w/e September | |||
| Snowmass Balloon Festival | Snowmass, CO | link | Bruce Wood | (970) 922-2300 | 30 | 2nd w/e September | |||
| Southwest Regional Balloon Roundup | Lubbock/Wolfforth, TX | link | Tony Poteet | (806) 863-2856 | 30 | 2nd w/e September | |||
| Partie's on the Green's | Quincy, WA | link | (509) 787-3795 | 2nd w/e September | |||||
| Gaslight Festival Balloon Glow | Jeffersontown, KY | link | Jeffersontown COC | (502) 267-1674 | 25 | mid September | |||
| Cedar City SkyFest | Cedar City, Utah | link | Committee | (435) 867-5890 | 9 | 3rd w/e September | |||
| Midland Balloon Festival | Midland, MI | link | Re\Max of Midland | (800) 311-7997 | 70 | 3rd w/e September | |||
| Faribault Area Balloon Rally | Faribault, MN | none | Faribault Area COC | none | (800) 658-2354 | 30 | 3rd w/e September | ||
| Ravenna Balloon A-fair | Ravenna, OH | link | (330) 296-3247 | 25 | 3rd w/e September | ||||
| Antelope Island Balloon Stampede | Antelope Island State Park, Utah | link | Vaughn Jacobsen | (801) 589-6207 | 25 | 3rd w/e September | |||
| Plano Balloon Festival | Plano, TX | link | Committee | (972) 867-7566 | 75-100 | 3rd w/e September | |||
| Great Forest Park Balloon Race | St. Louis, MO | link | Race Committee | 70 | 3rd w/e September | ||||
| ColorFest Balloon Rally | Pagosa Springs, CO | link | Liz Marchand | (800) 252-2204 | 50 | 3rd w/e September | |||
| Adirondack Balloon Festival | Glen Falls, NY | link | Glens Falls Chamber | none | (800) 365-1050 | ? | 4th w/e September | ||
| Ruby Mountain Balloon Festival | Elko, NV | link | Donna Engdahl | (800) 428-7143 | 40+ | 4th w/e September | |||
| Mancos Valley (Mesa Verde) Balloon Festival | Mancos, Colorado | none | Wes Pittman | (850) 527-4098 | 20 | 4th w/e September | |||
| Bluegrass Balloon Festival | Louisville, KY | link | Carla Curnutte | (502) 449-2253 | 100 | 4th w/e September | |||
| Mauldinfest | Mauldin, SC | none | Mauldin COC | (864) 297-1323 | 20 | 4th w/e September | |||
| Big Country Balloon Fest | Abilene, TX | link | Optimist Club | (325) 795-0995 | 35 | 4th w/e September | |||
| Pellissippi State's Hot Air Balloon Festival | Knoxville, TN | none | Pellissippi State Foundation | (864) 694-6400 | 4th w/e September | ||||
| The Great Prosser Balloon Rally | Prosser, WA | link | Kelly Carlson | (509) 786-1711 | 30+ | 4th w/e September | |||
| Camp Waubeeka Fall Balloon Fest | Copake, NY | link | (866) 646-2267 | 10 | 4th w/e September | ||||
| OCTOBER | |||||||||
| Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | link | (888) 422-7277 | 700 | 1st week in October | ||||
| Pellissippi State's Hot Air Balloon Festival | Knoxville, TN |
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(864) 694-6400 | 20 | 1st w/e October | ||
| Shenandoah Valley Hot Air Balloon & Wine Festival | Winchester,VA | none | Historic Long Branch | (888) 558-5567 | 35+ | 3rd w/e October | |||
| Shawnee Mountain Timber and Balloon Festival | Shawnee on Delaware, P | link | Shawnee Mountain Ski Area | (570) 421-7231 | 12 | 3rd w/e October | |||
| Bluegrass/Hot Air Balloon Festival | Belhaven, NC | none | Bill Hughes | (845) 831-6917 | 10 | 3rd w/e October | |||
| Great Mississippi River Balloon Race | Natchez, MS | link | Sally Durkin | (601) 446-5219 | 3rd w/e October | ||||
| Pirates of the Canyon | Amarillo, TX | link | 30 | ?? | |||||
| Taos Mountain Bally Rally | Taos, NM | link | none | 50 | 4th w/e October | ||||
| NOVEMBER | |||||||||
| Ballunar Liftoff Festival | Houston, TX | link | Sunya Fitx | (281) 488-7676 | 100 | 1st w/e November | |||
| Festival of Color | Sierra Vista, AZ | link | Committee | 30 | 2nd w/e November | ||||
| Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival | Yuma, AZ | link | Caballeros de Yuma | (928) 343-1715 | 30 | 3rd w/e November | |||
| Black Canyon Balloon Classic | Montrose, CO | none | Ric Simon | (970) 249-0102 | 40 | 4th w/e November | |||
| DECEMBER | |||||||||
| Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | link | Rally Association | (505) 722-9031 | 200 | 1st w/e December | |||
| Holiday Balloon Fest | Battle Creek, MI | Derrick Jones | (269) 962-4076 | 72+ | 1st w/e December | ||||
| Jingle Bell (Non) Rally | Rio Rancho, NM | link | AAAA | 100+ | 2nd w/e December |