List of hot air balloon festivals

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Hot air balloon festivals are held annually in many places throughout the year, allowing hot air balloons operators to gather- as well as for the general public- to participate in various activities.They can include races; evening "night glows", or "glowdeos" (in the US), in which balloons are fired while remaining tethered to the ground; and rides.

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List

FestivalCityCountryYear
started
Year endedWhen heldOfficial
website
Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival Queensbury, New York United States1973Mid to late September
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic Decatur, Alabama United States1977
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, New Mexico United States1972First full week in October including both adjacent weekends
All Ohio Balloon Festival Marysville, Ohio United States1975Second or third weekend of August
Araku Balloon Festival Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh India2017
Arizona's SalsaFest Balloon Festival Safford, Arizona United States2008
Ashland Ballonfest Ashland, Ohio United States1990
Atlantic Balloon Fiesta Sussex, New Brunswick Canada1985
Balaton Crossing International Hot Air Balloon Competition and Fiesta Siófok Hungary2004May
Ballonfiësta Barneveld Barneveld Netherlands1983
(Dutch)
Ballonhappening Waregem Waregem Belgium1999
Balloons, Bikes, Blues and Barbeque Parsons, Kansas United States20092016Third Weekend in October [1]
Balloons over Waikato Hamilton, North Island New Zealand1999
Balloons over Wairarapa Wairarapa, North Island New Zealand1999
Blossom Time Balloon Festival Chagrin Falls, Ohio United States1988
Bluegrass Balloon Festival Louisville, Kentucky United States1999
Bluff Balloon Festival Bluff, Utah United States1998
Breda Balloon Fiësta Breda Netherlands1986
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Bristol United Kingdom1979
Canberra Balloon Spectacular Canberra Australia1987
Cedar City Sky Festival Cedar City, Utah United States20053rd weekend in September
BalloonFest Centralia, Illinois United States19903rd weekend in August
Colorado Balloon Classic Colorado Springs, Colorado United States1977Labor Day weekend in September
Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival Yuma, Arizona United States1990
Creston Hot Air Balloon Days Creston, Iowa United States19783rd weekend in September
Delta Air Balloon Festival Greenville, Mississippi United States
Dolomiti Balloonfestival Toblach Italy2003
European Balloon Festival Igualada, Catalonia Spain1997First fortnight of July
European Hot Air Balloon ChampionshipsVariesEurope1992
Exclusive Cup Berkeley United Kingdom2008
Eyes to the Skies Festival Lisle, Illinois United States19812008
Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival Salina, Utah United States2007Third weekend in June
Ferrara Balloons Festival Ferrara Italy2005
(Italian)
Festival Internacional de Balonismo de Torres Rio Grande do Sul Brazil1989Late April (Portuguese)
Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival Battle Creek, Michigan United States1980
Freedom Weekend Aloft Simpsonville, South Carolina United States1982
Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival Gatineau, Quebec Canada1988Labor Day Weekend
Gordon Bennett Cup gas balloon raceVariesVaries1906Hosted by country of the race winner two years prior.
Great Falls Balloon Festival Lewiston / Auburn, Maine United States1992
Great Forest Park Balloon Race Saint Louis, Missouri United States1973
Great Midwest Balloon Fest Kansas United States20102015Held in Kansas City, Missouri in 2016 as Rhythm 'n Balloons before shutting down. No flights occurred. [2]
Great Northern Balloon Festival & Air Show Greenville, New York United States19982003 [3]
Great Pershing Balloon Derby Brookfield, Missouri United States1977
Great Reno Balloon Race Reno, Nevada United States1981
Great Texas Balloon Race Longview, Texas / Kilgore, Texas United States1977
Great Wellsville Balloon Rally Wellsville, New York United States1975
Guanajuato International Air Balloon Festival León, Guanajuato Mexico2002In November, the weekend of the Mexican revolution holiday. It is also the Buen Fin.
Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair Lake Havasu City, Arizona United States2011The third weekend in January
Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race Helen, Georgia United States1974
High Hopes Hot Air Balloon Festival Milford, New Hampshire United States19862006
Hokkaido Balloon Festival Kamishihoro, Hokkaido Japan1973
Hot Air Jubilee Jackson, Michigan United States1984
Huff 'n' Puff Topeka, Kansas United States1976Second weekend of September
International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Château-d'Oex Château-d'Œx Switzerland1979
International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Gilboa Well of Harod Israel2009August
(Hebrew)
International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Canada1984Mid-August
International Balloon Grand Prix Todi Todi, Umbria Italy1988
Irish National Hot Air Ballooning ChampionshipVariesIreland1971Referred to as 'The Irish Meet' the Irish Championship is the longest running ballooning event in the world.
Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival Fishers, Indiana United States2021Early September.
Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off Cornwall, Ontario Canada19942014
Kiwanis Balloonfest Valparaiso, Indiana United States1991
Lakeside of the Smokies Balloonfest White Pine, Tennessee United States2019
London International Hot Air Balloon Festival London, Ontario Canada19832007
Longleat Icons Of The Sky Warminster United Kingdom2024
Grand Est Mondial Air Balloon Chambley-Bussières Air Base, Lorraine France19892023End of July. Once every 2 years.
Macomb Balloon Rally Macomb, Illinois United States1987Second Weekend of September
Mansfield Balloon Festival Mansfield, Victoria Australia1995
Meetjeslandse Balloonmeeting Eeklo Belgium1986
Metro NY Balloon & Music Festival Shirley, New York United States20072008
Michigan Challenge Balloonfest Howell, Michigan United States1985
Mid-Hudson Valley Balloon Festival Poughkeepsie, New York United States1992
Midlands Air Festival Alcester United Kingdom2018
Midwest SkyFest Kentland, Indiana United States2010July
Montpelier Bean Days Balloon Festival Montpelier, Ohio United States2014July
National Balloon Classic Indianola, Iowa United States1969First week of August
National Balloon Rally (Carolina BalloonFest) Statesville, North Carolina United States1974Third weekend in October
New York State Festival of Balloons Dansville, New York United States1981
Northampton Balloon Festival Northampton United Kingdom1990
Northwest Art and Air Festival Albany, Oregon United States2000
Northwest Connecticut Balloon Festival Connecticut United States19952004
Northwest Georgia Hot-Air Balloon Festival Summerville, Georgia United States2008
Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival Dover-Foxcroft, Maine United States2013
Ojiya Hot Air Balloon Festival Ojiya, Niigata Japan1977February (Japanese)
Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, Tennessee United States20042010
Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta George Town, Penang Malaysia2015February
Pennington Balloon Championship Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States1980s
Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Fiesta Angeles City Philippines19942nd week of February
Plano Balloon Festival Plano, Texas United States1980
Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Putrajaya Malaysia2009
Qatar Balloon Festival Doha Qatar2019
Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning Readington Township, New Jersey United States1983Third week of July
Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft and Music Festival Quechee, Vermont United States1979Father's Day Weekend
Raduno Internazionale dell'Epifania Mondovì Italy1988First week of January
(Italian)
Ravenna Balloon A-Fair Ravenna, Ohio United States1979
RE/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas United States1993
Saga International Balloon Fiesta Saga, Saga Japan1980
Sandy City Balloon Festival Sandy, Utah United States2006First weekend in August
Sandy Valley Balloon Festival Sandy Valley, Nevada United States1999
Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta Leipzig Germany19952015
Sierra Vista Festival of Color Sierra Vista, Arizona United States1989
Singha Park Chiangrai Balloon Fiesta Chiangrai Thailand2019November
Singha Park ChiangRai International Balloon Fiesta Chiangrai Thailand2019Valentine in February
Sky Safari Longleat, Wiltshire United Kingdom2016
Strathaven Balloon Festival Strathaven, South Lanarkshire United Kingdom1999
Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally Binghamton, New York United States1985
Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic Boise, Idaho United States1991
St. Patty's Day Balloon Rallye Los Lunas, New Mexico United States1984
Suncook Valley Balloon Rally Pittsfield, New Hampshire United States1981First weekend in August
Sunflower Balloon Fest Anthony, Kansas United States1998Mother's Day Weekend (2nd Weekend in May)
Sweetheart Balloon Rally Loveland, Colorado United States2007Last weekend in August
Taiwan Balloon Festival Taitung Taiwan2011Summer (Chinese)
Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival Pollachi, Tamil NaduIndia2015Jan 13-16 Pongal Holidays
Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival Temecula, California United States1984
Thailand International Balloon Festival Ayutthaya Thailand2007
Tigard Festival of Balloons Tigard, Oregon United States1984June
The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race Natchez, Mississippi United States1986
The Great Prosser Balloon Rally Prosser, Washington United States1990
Thunderbird Balloon Classic Glendale, Arizona United States19752006
Thurston Classic Meadville, Pennsylvania United States1988
Tiverton Balloon Festival Tiverton, Devon United Kingdom1988
University Motors Mountaineer Balloon Festival Morgantown, West Virginia United States1985
U.S. National Hot Air Balloon ChampionshipVariesUnited States1963
Velikie Luki International Balloon Meet  [ ru ] Velikiye Luki Russia1996June
Vredefeesten Sint-Niklaas Belgium1948First Weekend of September
(Dutch)
Warren County Farmers' Fair Balloon Festival New Jersey United States2000
Warsteiner Internationale Montgolfiade Warstein Germany1986 (German)
World Hot Air Balloon ChampionshipVariesVaries1973
Festival Internacional de Balões de Ar Quente (FIBAQ) Alto Alentejo Portugal1997first week of November
Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning Muskogee, Oklahoma United StatesLast weekend in August
Poteau Balloon Fest Poteau, Oklahoma United States3rd weekend in October
Firelake Fireflight Balloon Festival Shawnee, Oklahoma United StatesSecond weekend in August
Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Walla Walla, Washington United States1974Third weekend in September
Wintrop Balloon Stampede Winthrop, Washington United States1980First weekend in March

See also

References

  1. Willey, Jamie. "Annual blues festival canceled for lack of attendance". Parsons Sun. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. "Great Midwest Balloon Fest - Festival And Events" . Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. "greenville-ny.com/balloon.html". 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006.