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Hot air balloon festivals are held annually in the different part of the World. In this post, we will show you the upcoming Hot Air Balloon festivals in 2025.

Before jumping into the list of upcoming hot air balloon festivals around the world, let’s have a look into the list of Hot Air Balloon festivals in world. Some of them are regularly organized while some of them are not.

List Of Hot Air Balloon Festivals In The World

Hot Air Balloon Festival Name City ( Location) Country Year
started		 When It Is Being Held?
Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival Queensbury, New York United States 1973 Mid to late September
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic Decatur, Alabama United States 1977
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, New Mexico United States 1972 First full week in October including both adjacent weekends
All Ohio Balloon Festival Marysville, Ohio United States 1975 Second or third weekend of August
Araku Balloon Festival Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh India 2017
Arizona’s SalsaFest Balloon Festival Safford, Arizona United States 2008
Ashland Ballonfest Ashland, Ohio United States 1990
Atlantic Balloon Fiesta Sussex, New Brunswick Canada 1985
Balaton Crossing International Hot Air Balloon Competition and Fiesta Siófok Hungary 2004 May
Ballonfiësta Barneveld Barneveld Netherlands 1983
Ballonhappening Waregem Waregem Belgium 1999
Balloons, Bikes, Blues and Barbeque Parsons, Kansas United States 2009-2016 Third Weekend in October
Balloons over Waikato Hamilton, North Island New Zealand 1999
Balloons over Wairarapa Wairarapa, North Island New Zealand 1999
Blossom Time Balloon Festival Chagrin Falls, Ohio United States 1988
Bluegrass Balloon Festival Louisville, Kentucky United States 1999
Bluff Balloon Festival Bluff, Utah United States 1998
Breda Balloon Fiësta Breda Netherlands 1986
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Bristol United Kingdom 1979
Canberra Balloon Spectacular Canberra Australia 1987
Cedar City Sky Festival Cedar City, Utah United States 2005 3rd weekend in September
BalloonFest Centralia, Illinois United States 1990 3rd weekend in August
Colorado Balloon Classic Colorado Springs, Colorado United States 1977 Labor Day weekend in September
Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival Yuma, Arizona United States 1990
Creston Hot Air Balloon Days Creston, Iowa United States 1978 3rd weekend in September
Delta Air Balloon Festival Greenville, Mississippi United States —
Dolomiti Balloonfestival Toblach Italy 2003
European Balloon Festival Igualada, Catalonia Spain 1997 First fortnight of July
European Hot Air Balloon Championships Varies Europe 1992
Exclusive Cup Berkeley United Kingdom 2008
Eyes to the Skies Festival Lisle, Illinois United States 1981- 2008
Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival Salina, Utah United States 2007 Third weekend in June
Ferrara Balloons Festival Ferrara Italy 2005
Festival Internacional de Balonismo de Torres Rio Grande do Sul Brazil 1989 Late April
Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival Battle Creek, Michigan United States 1980
Freedom Weekend Aloft Simpsonville, South Carolina United States 1982
Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival Gatineau, Quebec Canada 1988 Labor Day Weekend
Gordon Bennett Cup gas balloon race Varies Varies 1906 Hosted by country of the race winner two years prior.
Great Falls Balloon Festival Lewiston / Auburn, Maine United States 1992
Great Forest Park Balloon Race Saint Louis, Missouri United States 1973
Great Midwest Balloon Fest Kansas United States 2010-2015 Held in Kansas City, Missouri in 2016 as Rhythm ‘n Balloons before shutting down. No flights occurred.
Great Northern Balloon Festival & Air Show Greenville, New York United States 1998-2003
Great Pershing Balloon Derby Brookfield, Missouri United States 1977
Great Reno Balloon Race Reno, Nevada United States 1981
Great Texas Balloon Race Longview, Texas United States 1977
Great Wellsville Balloon Rally Wellsville, New York United States 1975
Guanajuato International Air Balloon Festival León, Guanajuato Mexico 2002 In November, the weekend of the Mexican revolution holiday. It is also the Buen Fin.
Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair Lake Havasu City, Arizona United States 2011 The third weekend in January
Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race Helen, Georgia United States 1974
High Hopes Hot Air Balloon Festival Milford, New Hampshire United States 1986-2006
Hokkaido Balloon Festival Kamishihoro, Hokkaido Japan 1973
Hot Air Jubilee Jackson, Michigan United States 1984
Huff ‘n’ Puff Topeka, Kansas United States 1976 Second weekend of September
International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Château-d’Oex Château-d’Œx Switzerland 1979
International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Gilboa Well of Harod Israel 2009 August
International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Canada 1984
International Balloon Grand Prix Todi Todi, Umbria Italy 1988
Irish National Hot Air Ballooning Championship Varies Ireland 1971 Referred to as ‘The Irish Meet’ the Irish Championship is the longest running ballooning event in the world.
Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival Fishers, Indiana United States 2021 Early September.
Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off Cornwall, Ontario Canada 1994-2014
Kiwanis Balloonfest Valparaiso, Indiana United States 1991
Lakeside of the Smokies Balloonfest White Pine, Tennessee United States 2019
London International Hot Air Balloon Festival London, Ontario Canada 1983-2007
Longleat Icons Of The Sky Warminster United Kingdom 2024
Grand Est Mondial Air Balloon Chambley-Bussières Air Base, Lorraine France 1989-2023 End of July. Once every 2 years.
Macomb Balloon Rally Macomb, Illinois United States 1987 Second Weekend of September
Mansfield Balloon Festival Mansfield, Victoria Australia 1995
Meetjeslandse Balloonmeeting Eeklo Belgium 1986
Metro NY Balloon & Music Festival Shirley, New York United States 2007-2008
Michigan Challenge Balloonfest Howell, Michigan United States 1985
Mid-Hudson Valley Balloon Festival Poughkeepsie, New York United States 1992
Midlands Air Festival Alcester United Kingdom 2018
Midwest SkyFest Kentland, Indiana United States 2010 July
Montpelier Bean Days Balloon Festival Montpelier, Ohio United States 2014 July
National Balloon Classic Indianola, Iowa United States 1969 First week of August
National Balloon Rally (Carolina BalloonFest) Statesville, North Carolina United States 1974 Third weekend in October
New York State Festival of Balloons Dansville, New York United States 1981
Northampton Balloon Festival Northampton United Kingdom 1990
Northwest Art and Air Festival Albany, Oregon United States 2000
Northwest Connecticut Balloon Festival Connecticut United States 1995-2004
Northwest Georgia Hot-Air Balloon Festival Summerville, Georgia United States 2008
Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival Dover-Foxcroft, Maine United States 2013
Ojiya Hot Air Balloon Festival Ojiya, Niigata Japan 1977 February
Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, Tennessee United States 2004-2010
Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta George Town, Penang Malaysia 2015 February
Pennington Balloon Championship Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States 1980s
Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Fiesta Angeles City Philippines 1994 2nd week of February
Plano Balloon Festival Plano, Texas United States 1980
Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Putrajaya Malaysia 2009
Qatar Balloon Festival Doha Qatar 2019
Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning Readington Township, New Jersey United States 1983 Third week of July
Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft and Music Festival Quechee, Vermont United States 1979 Father’s Day Weekend
Raduno Internazionale dell’Epifania Mondovì Italy 1988 First week of January
Ravenna Balloon A-Fair Ravenna, Ohio United States 1979
RE/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas United States 1993
Saga International Balloon Fiesta Saga, Saga Japan 1980
Sandy City Balloon Festival Sandy, Utah United States 2006 First weekend in August
Sandy Valley Balloon Festival Sandy Valley, Nevada United States 1999
Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta Leipzig Germany 1995-2015
Sierra Vista Festival of Color Sierra Vista, Arizona United States 1989
Singha Park Chiangrai Balloon Fiesta Chiangrai Thailand 2019 November
Singha Park ChiangRai International Balloon Fiesta Chiangrai Thailand 2019 Valentine in February
Sky Safari Longleat, Wiltshire United Kingdom 2016
Strathaven Balloon Festival Strathaven, South Lanarkshire United Kingdom 1999
Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally Binghamton, New York United States 1985
Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic Boise, Idaho United States 1991
St. Patty’s Day Balloon Rallye Los Lunas, New Mexico United States 1984
Suncook Valley Balloon Rally Pittsfield, New Hampshire United States 1981 First weekend in August
Sunflower Balloon Fest Anthony, Kansas United States 1998 Mother’s Day Weekend (2nd Weekend in May)
Sweetheart Balloon Rally Loveland, Colorado United States 2007 Last weekend in August
Taiwan Balloon Festival Taitung Taiwan 2011 Summer
Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival Pollachi, Tamil Nadu India 2015 Jan 13-16 Pongal Holidays
Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival Temecula, California United States 1984
Thailand International Balloon Festival Ayutthaya Thailand 2007
Tigard Festival of Balloons Tigard, Oregon United States 1984 June
The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race Natchez, Mississippi United States 1986
The Great Prosser Balloon Rally Prosser, Washington United States 1990
Thunderbird Balloon Classic Glendale, Arizona United States 1975-2006
Thurston Classic Meadville, Pennsylvania United States 1988
Tiverton Balloon Festival Tiverton, Devon United Kingdom 1988
University Motors Mountaineer Balloon Festival Morgantown, West Virginia United States 1985
U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship Varies United States 1963
Velikie Luki International Balloon Meet [ru] Velikiye Luki Russia 1996 June
Vredefeesten Sint-Niklaas Belgium 1948 First Weekend of September
Warren County Farmers’ Fair Balloon Festival New Jersey United States 2000
Warsteiner Internationale Montgolfiade Warstein Germany 1986
World Hot Air Balloon Championship Varies Varies 1973
Festival Internacional de Balões de Ar Quente (FIBAQ) Alto Alentejo Portugal 1997 first week of November
Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning Muskogee, Oklahoma United States Last weekend in August
Poteau Balloon Fest Poteau, Oklahoma United States 3rd weekend in October
Firelake Fireflight Balloon Festival Shawnee, Oklahoma United States Second weekend in August
Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Walla Walla, Washington United States 1974 Third weekend in September
  • Wintrop Balloon Stampede
 Winthrop, Washington United States 1980 First weekend in March

Upcoming Hot Air Balloon Festivals In 2025

1. Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally

Full Address: La Cruces NM 88001, United States
Date: From 17 January 2025 to 19 January 2025

2. Balloon Weeks in Filzmoos

Full Address: Austria
Date: From 11 January 2025 to 25 January 2025
Organizer: Filzmoos Tourismus

3. Arizona Balloon Classic

Full Address: Goodyear Ballpark 1933 S Ballpark Way,  Goodyear, AZ,  United States
Date: From 24 January 2025 to 26 January 2025

4. Festival International de Ballons, Château-d’Œx

Château-d’Oex
Country: Switzerland
Date: From 25 January 2025 to 02 February 2025

5. Balloons Over Horseshoe Bay Resort

Full Address: Horseshoe Bay Resort, 200 Hi Circle N, Horseshoe Bay, TX
Country: United States
Date: From 18 April 2025 to 20 April 2025

6. Canowindra International Balloon Challenge

Full Address:  Canowindra
Country: Australia
Date: From 26 April 2025 to 04 May 2025

7. DOG BOWL AND BALLOONS OVER BAVARIAN INN – 2024

Full Address: Frankenmuth, MI,  United States
Date: From 23 May 2025 to 26 May 2025

8. Südsteirische Himmelfahrtstage

Full Address: FF Fresing 104,  8441 Fresing,  Austria
Date: From 29 May 2025 to 31 May 2025

9. Ballonfestival Bonn 2025

Location: Bonn, Germany
Date: From 06 June 2025 to 09 June 2025

10. Chester County Balloon Festival

Willowdale Steeplechase, Country: United States
Date: From 13 June 2025 to 15 June 2025

11. ENENVOL 2025

Location: France
Date: From 25 July 2025 to 03 August 2025

12. Italian International Balloon Grand Prix 2025

Gualdo Cattaneo (Parco Acquarossa) & Massa Martana (PG),  Italy
Date: From 25 July 2025 to 03 August 2025

13. Huff ‘n Puff Hot Air Balloon Rally

Location: Topeka, United States
Date: From 05 September 2025 to 07 September 2025

14. The Great Reno Balloon Race

City: Reno, NV
Country: United States,
Date: From 05 September 2025 to 07 September 2025

15. Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

Full Address: Albuquerque, United States
Date: From 04 October 2025 to 12 October 2025

16. Carolina Balloon Fest

City: Statesville, NC,  United States
Date: From 17 October 2025 to 19 October 2025

17. Eloy Glow

City: Eloy AZ
Country: United States
Date: From 08 November 2025 to 08 November 2025

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