Past Events in United States in 2015

The Arizona Balloon Classic is celebrating its 5th Anniversary and we invite you to be a part of it. Come visit Phoenix, Arizona to enjoy the December weather (NO SNOW), the holiday season and the beautiful sunrises & sunsets. Rumor has it, Santa has put our event on his calendar for a quick stopover. The ABC5 is open to the first 50 balloons. Attracting close to 20,000 visitors, the ABC5 is ...

The Colorado River Crossing Hot Air Balloon Festival - presented by the Caballeros de Yuma - is one of Yuma, AZ's premier annual events. The festival attracts some of the most colorful and unique balloons from the West and Southwest. Staged over three days in November, with mass ascensions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings, the festival uses the Colorado River and the Sonoran Desert ...

Mark your calendar and plan to visit Rocky Ford and the lower Arkansas Valley every November for the only Hot Air Balloon Festival in Southeast Colorado. This annual event takes place the first full weekend in November and should be included on everyone’s calendar. Balloonists from around the state converge on the city of Rocky Ford for a fun-filled three day gathering, which includes the ...

5th Annual Branson Balloon Festival has moved to a new location, with a new fall date, and new name, Balloon Dayz Balloon Dayz in Branson, formerly Branson Balloon Festival, has been held annually at the Branson RecPlex in Branson, MO for the past three years. Next year we bring you a new date and location to accommodate the growing attendance of the festival! ...

Branson Balloon Festival is now Balloon Dayz in Branson ...

The Owl-O-Ween Hot Air Balloon Festival is a 2-day family friendly event, featuring Amazing Balloon Glows, Trick-or-Treating, Tethered Balloon Rides, Oktoberfest Beer Garden, Live Music, Vendor Marketplace, Sports Bars, Artist Market, Amazing Food Trucks, Roving Entertainment, Interactive Kids Area, a Main Concert Stage, and more! Owl-O-Ween is billed as Atlanta's ONLY Hot Air Balloon ...

The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race is Mississippi's most exciting festival! Pilots compete to win prizes Saturday and Sunday mornings by tossing out sandbags onto a large ground target! See the beautiful array of balloons as they fly over the cities of Natchez, Vidalia, and the Mississippi River. Our balloon festival weekend starts with the Friday Morning Media/Biathlon Flight and ...

The Mt. Vernon Outland Airport will be the back drop of Balloons Over Mt. Vernon and Fly-in. The event will host over 15 hot air balloons including a 140 foot Shark balloon that goes by “Sharky” taking flight October 16, 17, and 18, 2015. This is the third year for the event. This year we will be featuring all aspects and types of aviation and Veterans Reunion. The event will kick off ...

The 44th annual event will feature 550 hot air and gas balloons, of which nearly a hundred are anticipated to be special shape balloons. Pilots from more than 22 countries have been invited to fly in the popular international event. The 2015 event theme is “Where Dreams Take Flight,” a title chosen by popular vote during the Balloon Fiesta theme contest. Beth Robinett of Topeka, Kansas, ...

From a small gathering of 13 balloons in 1972, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has grown to become hands-down the largest balloon event in the world. Held each year during the first week in October, the Balloon Fiesta hosts hundreds of balloons and over 1,000 pilots. The first gathering of 13 balloons in 1972 was held in the parking lot of Coronado Center in uptown Albuquerque. The ...

The 45th annual event will feature 550 hot air and gas balloons, of which nearly a hundred are anticipated to be special shape balloons. Pilots from more than 22 countries have been invited to fly in the popular international event. The five morning mass ascensions, launching both weekends and mid-week, are the most popular events. Other favorite events include the Balloon Glows, Special ...

Well Joplin, Balloon Dayz wants to thank you for all for such a successful event this year! We had A LOT of people come out and hopefully enjoy themselves. We'd like to give a special shout out to Joplin, MO; Joplin CVB and Missouri Southern State University for all of the hard work they contributed to make Balloon Dayz successful! Also, we'd love to thank our sponsors, AMI Radio Group ...

The Annual Big Country Balloon Fest is hosted by the Optimist Club Unlimited of Abilene. We appreciate your support in this fun-filled, family-oriented weekend.It will be filled with balloon flights, nightly glows, lighted synchronized kites, children inflatables, train rides, pony rides and more! ...

Hot Air Balloons will launch from Alamogordo’s new Balloon Park on LaVelle Road, as well as, at the White Sands National Monument A Balloon Glow will be held at the Balloon Park on Saturday evening at approximately 7:00 p.m. All events are weather permitting and subject to change. Come join us for a weekend of great beauty and great fun! Lat: 32' 50" N Long: 106" 59" W ...

This year mark’s 36 years of Ballooning in Plano, Texas. Join in the Celebration at the InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival, a spectacular three-day event beginning at 4:00pm Friday, September 18th at Oak Point Park, 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75074. This weekend event offers something for everyone; entertainment on the FOX 4 community stage and KLUV main stage, Saturday ...

In the early 1970's Warren County’s tourism and publicity office was looking for an idea for an event which would bring visitors to the region after Labor Day. At that time, there were relatively few hot air balloons in the nation. One such balloonist, John Marsden from Manchester, VT shared photos of his balloon with some visionary Glens Falls residents, including Walter Grishkot, and the ...

The 4th Annual The Sky’s the Limit Balloon Spectacular is sure to deliver a “spectacular” weekend in North Texas on September 11-13, 2015 at the Gainesville Municipal Airport. The family-friendly weekend event begins 4:00pm Friday afternoon, September 11, 2015 with 25 hot air balloons taking to the sky and live entertainment on the Sky Stage. Activities will be going all day - each day ...

The mission of the Great Reno Balloon Race is to provide a premier, safe, family-oriented/tourist-attractive, visually dramatic event that celebrates the joy of flight while remaining free to the public. The Great Reno Balloon Race is the largest free hot-air ballooning event in the world. During three days in early September, you can look up into the Reno skies and see a rainbow of hot air ...

Hot Air Balloons grace the sky at the Blueberry Festival with multiple group launches and shine brightly in the annual Blueberry Balloon Glow on Sunday, just before the Giant Fireworks show. Balloonists will be in Plymouth once again showcasing their skills and entertaining the crowds. All events are subject to change and are determined on weather and wind at the time for safety concerns. For ...

The Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta© (EBBR) provides an opportunity for balloonists, skippers and sponsors to get together and have fun at Elephant Butte Lake, New Mexico. Additionally, it provides the communities of Elephant Butte, Truth or Consequences and Williamsburg additional visitors after the summer season. ...

First held in 1975, the All Ohio Balloon Fest is one one the longest-running events of its kind in the history of the United States. Each August, over 30,000 visitors of all ages gather at the Union County Airport in Marysville, Ohio to enjoy food and merchandise vendors, musical entertainment, children’s activities, helicopter, airplane and balloon rides, and sky jumping in addition to a wide ...

For 33 years the Pittsfield Rotary has successfully presented a great weekend of Hot Air Balloons, Entertainment, Food, Rides, Arts & Crafts, and All-around Family Fun right here in Pittsfield, New Hampshire with free admission. This year is going to be the best ever! We have expanded the food & vendors, added carnival rides & amusements, and best of all we will have the BIGGEST Hot ...

The Balloon Classic Invitational is a fantastic family event that began in 1985 and was enhanced in 1995 when the event merged with the Jackson-Belden Food Fest & Fireworks. The first Balloon Classic featured just a handful of hot air balloons and has grown so extensively that more than 75 balloons now participate. Extra excitement will be generated by special shape balloons such as ...

Reorganized Balloon event in Billings MT, will be the 20th year in this town. Fun, Free, Family event for the community. No competition events, but maybe some fun things going on. Come join us in Montana ...

The RBC Wealth Management Balloons Over Bend and the Children’s Festival have combined into the largest family festival in Central Oregon with a new date and new look. The festival will take place in Riverbend Park (799 SW Columbia, Bend, 97702). Come see the balloons launch Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings at 6am or join us for the Nightglow on Friday at dusk. The Children’s festival ...

The balloon pilots returning to Angola this year are some of the area's finest pilots and will be competing for cash and prizes in this annual invitational while they fill the sky with their dazzling sight of colorful balloons. Other entertainment for 2014 will include skydiving, remote controlled aerial displays, Kid's Fun Zone and lots of great food and retail vendors. Weather ...

FESTIVAL GUIDELINES & MORE... AM & PM Hot-Air Balloon Competition is scheduled to start, weather permitting, on Thursday, July 2, 2015. There will be a practice flight during the evening of the 1st but NO MORNING LAUNCH that morning All events/activities are subject to change & WEATHER PERMITTING Absolutely NO RAIN CHECKS On-Site RV Camping is available. Advance ...

The Rotary Club presents the signature activity of the week: the gathering of colorful hot-air balloons for a rally over the scenic Shenandoah Valley. Visitors seeking a breathtaking trip may purchase rides for the evening of July 2, for the mornings and evenings of July 3 and 4, and again for the morning of July 5. Launch times are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. or 6:30 a.m., but may vary because of ...

BalloonFest promises to be an outing with the entire family in mind. Everyone will enjoy the colorful Ashland skies as the hot air balloons fill the air for this memorable weekend. Delight yourself in the festivities! Each year you attend you will have a new experience to treasure for years to come. Entertainment, music, shows, and an assortment of food vending is all part of the nonstop ...

More than 25,000 spectators will have the opportunity to experience approximately 25 of these magical giants close-up as part of the ever popular Balloon Fest. Anyone interested may attend this free event at Bulldog Field, 1100 North Freedom Boulevard, Provo. Balloons will be flying each morning from 6:30-8 a.m., July 1, 2, and 4. The event offers families and children the privilege of walking ...

The longest continuously running Hot Air Balloon Festival in New England. Started in 1979 the festival features over 20 hot air balloons, with 5 flights, over 70 craft artisans and commercial vendors. Children’s activities, festival food, a beer and wine garden! Gates open at 3PM on Friday and at 5:30AM on Saturday and Sunday! Father's Day weekend. PARKING INCLUDED IN ADMISSION! Only ...

This Hot-Air Balloon Rally (around 65 pilots) is held every Memorial Day Weekend at Point Mallard Park in Decatur, Alabama. This Festival offers great activities and experiences for the whole family including an Antique Car Show, Antique Tractor Show, Art Show and Kite Festival. Attendance usually averages between 50,000 to 100,000 for the weekend. Directions from Birmingham: From ...

The Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival, presented by Tanger Outlets, welcomes more than 50 hot air balloonists from across the country. Enjoy the floating works of art as they grace the skies of South Baldwin County on Friday and Saturday morning*. Get up close and personal as the hot air balloons and their pilots light up the evening skies at the nightly balloon glows, held Friday and Saturday ...

This colorful celebration will feature more than 50 custom hot air balloons and plenty of fun for the whole family including tethered balloon rides, live music by award-winning performers, food vendors, an art showcase, children’s activities, carnival games, acrobatic kite demonstrations, a classic car show, demonstrations by agility dogs and more. Admission is free to the all-ages festival. ...

42nd Annual Poorly-Attended and Rarely-Flown New Years Day Rally and Hanger Picnic. A very small event attended by persons who have not consumed alcohol during the previous New Year's Eve Celebrations. Location: Four miles south of Tracy, California ...