Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally 2025

Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally 2025

Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally is another popular Hot Air Balloon festival in the world. The Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally is an annual hot air ballooning event held in Las Cruces, New Mexico. If you are in New Mexico at that time then this can be one of the favorite things to watch. The radio controlled balloons gather and glow in the Downtown plaza to give spectators a taste of the sights.

Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally 2025

Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally Schedule

• January 17 – KickOff Glow 7pm -9pm at the Downtown Plaza (100 N Main St, Las Cruces, NM 88001).  The RC (radio controlled) balloons gather and glow in the Downtown plaza to give spectators a taste of the sights and sounds of the upcoming weekend.
• January 18 – Morning Ascension – Sunrise (around 7am)  at the Field of Dreams (2300 Tashiro Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88007). The Full Size Balloons inflate, launch and fly in the morning from the southwest lot (the dirt lot )of the Field of Dreams .   The RC balloons put on their show in the west parking lot  of Field of Dreams
• January 18 – Evening Glow – Sunset (around 5:30pm)   at the Field of Dreams (2300 Tashiro Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88007).  All full-size and RC balloons show off their colors in the night.  Come revel in the magic!
• January 19 – Morning Ascension – Sunrise (around 7am)   at the Field of Dreams (2300 Tashiro Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88007).  Once again, the Full Size Balloons take to the skies from the dirt lot.  The RC balloons will strut their stuff in west parking lot.