Balloon Ride Guide

Hot air balloon festivals

28 balloon festivals near the places we cover, in calendar order. 9 have published dates for their next edition. For the rest we give the last edition's dates and when it usually runs.

Dates from each festival's own site or its tourism board, checked October 22, 2026

  1. Jan1 festival
  2. Feb2 festivals
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May2 festivals
  6. Jun5 festivals
  7. Jul5 festivals
  8. Aug3 festivals
  9. Sep6 festivals
  10. Oct3 festivals
  11. Nov1 festival
  12. Dec

Dates already set

  1. November 20, 2026Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival
  2. January 15, 2027Arizona Balloon Classic
  3. February 5, 2027Hudson Hot Air Affair
  4. June 25, 2027Tigard Festival of Balloons
  5. July 9, 2027Erie Balloon Festival
  6. August 13, 2027Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
  7. August 27, 2027Northwest Art & Air Festival
  8. September 9, 2027Great Reno Balloon Race
  9. October 2, 2027Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

January

February

May

June

July

Balloons Over Bend

July; 2027 dates not yet posted (2026 edition July 24 to 26)

R.E. Jewell Elementary School and COCC, Bend; American Legion Park, Redmond

Balloon rides nearby: Bend and Redmond

Cappadocia Balloon Festival

2027 dates not yet announced; the seventh edition ran July 30 to August 2, 2026

Valleys of Cappadocia, with evening glow displays at the Paşabağ open-air museum

Balloon rides nearby: Cappadocia

August

September

October

Carolina BalloonFest

Usually the third weekend in October (2027 dates not yet posted)

260 Hangar Drive, Statesville, North Carolina

Balloon rides nearby: Raleigh area

November

Each name links to the festival's own page, which has the final dates, tickets and parking. Know of a festival we've missed? Tell us.