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Hot Air Balloon Rallies, Festivals & Events

There are many balloon events throughout the United States, including many in Colorado throughout the year.  For balloon rallies in other states and throughout Colorado, please check out our list below.  If you have an event you would like to add, please contact us and we will post it.

 If you plan to participate, you will need to contact the individual organizers for more information because most events are by invitation only.

If you notice any inaccurate information please contact the CBC:  webmaster@coloradoballoonclub.net


January

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information

2021 event cancelled

Jan. 20 - 23, 2022

Havasu Balloon Festival & Fair

Lake Havasu City, AZ Havasu Balloon Festival & Fair

Jan. 22-24, 2021 event

cancelled

Pagosa Springs Winterfest Pagosa Springs, CO https://pagosachamber.com/winterfest/
2021 Event Cancelled Snowdown Balloon Rally Durango, CO
www.snowdown.org

Phil Campbell

CampbellPL at ci dot durango dot co dot us


Feburary

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
Feb. 20, 2021 Cheyenne Hot Air Balloon Club Safety Seminar Seminar will be held via Zoom
See the Mountain West Hot Air Balloon Safety Seminar article on the Cheyenne Hot Air Balloon Club website.

https://www.cheyennehotairballoonclub.org

Feb. 19-21, 2021 Kanab Balloons and Tunes Roundup 765 Fairway Drive, 
Kanab, Utah

Contact: Kanab Visitor Center 435-664-5033 

Website: https://visitsouthernutah.com/balloons-and-tunes-roundup/


MARCH

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information

Mar. 6, 2021


LTA Colorado Safety Seminar

Zoom www.ltasafetyseminar.org
March 25-28, 2021 Pahrump Balloon Festival Petrack Park 
Pahrump, Nevada

Email: Kati Griggs (katiegriggslta@gmail) 

Vicky Hilling (vicky@pahrumpchamber.com) 

Website: https://pahrumpchamber.com/balloon-festival


April

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
April 9 - 11, 2021 Mesquite Balloon Festival Mesquite, NV
https://casablancaresort.com

Mesquite Gaming - 877-438-2929

sales@ mesquitegaming.com

April 30 - May 1st & 2nd, 2021   10th Annual Arizona Balloon Classic Goodyear, AZ
Nanette Duncan 480-600-4743

net@abcfest.com

abcfest.com


MAY

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information

May 14 -16, 2021 (Unconfirmed)

Winnemucca Balloon Festival Winnemucca, NV
winnemuccaballoons.wixsite.com

May 15, 2021 Erie Town Fair and Balloon Festival Erie, CO
Colleen Johnson 505-417-5605

colleenjohnson302@gmail.com

Erie Chamber of Commerce - (303) 828-3440

Erie Chamber of Commerce website
See website for new launch location.


JUNE

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
June 4 - 6, 2021 37th Telluride Balloon Festival Telluride, CO
https://www.telluride.com/telluride-balloon-festival

www.colorbandit.com

Event, volunteer & sponsor questions?
Email:
 Info@TellurideBalloonFestival.com

CANCELED The Summerfest Balloon Bash Crown Mountain Park, Carbondale, CO
liftoff4liftup@gmail.com

 www.facebook.com/LiftOff4LIFTUP

June18-20,
2021
Eye to the Sky Balloon Festival Salina, Utah
Contact: 435-529-7304

https://eyestotheskyballoonfestival.com

June 25 - 27, 2021 10th Annual Frederick in Flight Frederick, CO
Michael Gianetti 303-216-1990

michael@lifecycleballoons.com

June 25-27, 2021 White Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival Lakeside, AZ
Contact:talba@pinetoplakesideaz.gov

https://www.wmbfaz.com


July

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
July 10 - 11, 2021 Steamboat Pilot & Today Hot Air Balloon Rodeo Steamboat Springs, CO
www.hotairballoonrodeo.com

Logan Molen  970-871-4224

July 15-18, 2021 Riverton Rendezvous Balloon Rally Riverton, WY

www.rivertonrendezvous.com

patricia.newlin@gmail.com.com

info.rivertonrendezvous@gmail.com

2021 event cancelled Re/Max the Group's Balloon Round Up Casper, WY
Michael Gianetti
 303-216-1990

Michael@lifecycleballoons.com

July 23-25  2021

(Unconfirmed)
Big Sky Balloon Rally Billings, MT
Chris Jones - Pilot and Sponsorship Info:
            406-690-1051

cjones25x@gmail.com

Christy Mammen - Questions and Other Info:
             406-861-5506 

christy_rocksolid@hotmail.com

July 31, 2021 2021 Celebration of Honor Fly South Park, CO.
 
 Contact Jackie Peterson, 719-634-5012 (home) or 

2ndpete@comcast.net.  


AUGUST

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
Aug. 6 - 8,
2021
Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally Cortez, CO
Cortez Chamber of Commerce at
    505-977-2679

Aug. 6 - 8, 2021 Moffat County Balloon Festiva Craig, CO
www.mcballoonfestival.com

2021 unconfirmed Old West Balloon Fest
and
National Hot Air Balloon Campionship
Scottsbluff, NE.
theoldwestballoonfest.com


Colleen Johnson 505-417-5605
 

colleenjohnson302@gmail.com


SEPTEMBER

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
Sept. 3 - 6, 2021
Picture the Sky Balloons at Windsor Harvest Festival

Eastman Park in Windsor, CO
https://www.windsorharvestfest.com/home/

Sept. 4 - 6, 2021 (unconfirmed) Labor Day Liftoff Colorado Springs, CO.
Scott Appelman 719-219-3333

info@hotappleproductions.com

coloradospringslabordayliftoff.com

Sept. 10 - 12, 2021 The Great Reno Balloon Race Reno, NV

Terri 530-598-5667

Katie 775-771-4175

info@renoballoon.com


2021 unconfirmed

Snowmass Balloon Festival Snowmass Village, CO www.gosnowmass.com/event/snowmass-balloon-festival
 Sept. 2021
(unconfirmed)
 Sunflower Balloon Fest Anthony, Kansas
sunflowerballoonfest.com


Anthony Chamber of Commerece 620-842-5456

Ali Harbin 620-740-0065

Sheila Adams 620-842-2547

CANCELED Creede Balloon Festival Creede, CO.

 585-746-3476

2021 unconfirmed Huff ‘n Puff Hot Air Balloon Rally Topeka, KS

www.huff-n-puff.org


Karl Fruendt 785-554-2003

info@huff-n-puff.org

2021 unconfirmed Balloon the Bighorns Sheridan, WY
Ginny Riege

balloonthebighorns@gmail.com

2021 unconfirmed Colorfest
Pagosa Springs, CO

www.pagosachamber.com

OCTOBER

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
Oct. 2 - 10, 2021
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Albuquerque, NM
www.balloonfiesta.com

2021 unconfirmed Animas Valley Balloon Rally Durango, CO
animasvalleyballoonrally.com



https://www.facebook.com/AnimasValleyBalloonRally/

2021 unconfirmed Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO
www.cityofwestminster.us

Oct. 22 - 24, 2021 38th Taos Mountain Balloon Rally Taos, NM
www.taosballoonrally.com


Ed Smith 505-751-9877

hotair@puebloballoon.com


NOVEMBER

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
Nov. 4 - 7, 2021 Annual Page-Lake Powell Hot Air Balloon Regatta Page, AZ
Bryan Hill
  928-645-2419

Bryan@PageElectric.org

https://lakepowellballoonregatta.com


Nov. 5 - 7,  2021

Arkansas Valley Balloon Festiva Rocky Ford, CO arkvalleyballoonfest@live.com

DECEMBER

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
Dec. 3 - 5, 2021 40th Red Rock Balloon Rally Gallup, NM
Jennifer Lee
  505-979-2529

jenniferlynnlee@hotmail.com

info@redrockballoonrally.com

http://redrockballoonrally.com

2021 unconfirmed Longmont Celebration of Lights Longmont, CO
Please contact:

Kenny Bradley at 970-539-5498 

windsofchangeballooning@gmail.com


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Page updated January 23, 2021