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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 https://havasuballoonfest.com
Jan. 22-24, 2021 event
cancelled
Pagosa Springs Winterfest Pagosa Springs, CO http://pagosachamber.com
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 The event is still in the planning stages. 
If you are interested in attending, let Heather know (wxbuck@yahoo.com) and she will add you to the email registration form list.
Feb. 19-20, 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 30 - May 1st & 2nd, 2021   10th Annual Arizona Balloon Classic Goodyear, AZ Nanette Duncan 480-600-4743
net@abcfest.com
abcfest.com
April 9 - 11, 2021 Mesquite Balloon Festival Mesquite, NV https://casablancaresort.com
Mesquite Gaming - 877-438-2929
sales@ mesquitegaming.com

MAY

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
May 14 -16, 2021 Winnemucca Balloon Festival Winnemucca, NV Local area pilots have had the chance to
pick up on an event close to home  (have 
filled nearly 1/2 of the slots).  So now it is
time to open things up to the balloon 
community.
Click here for more information.
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
CANCELED The Summerfest Balloon Bash Crown Mountain Park, Carbondale, CO liftoff4liftup@gmail.com
 
www.facebook.com/LiftOff4LIFTUP
June 25 - 27, 2021 10th Annual Frederick in Flight Frederick, CO Michael Gianetti 303-216-1990
michael@lifecycleballoons.com

July

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
July 10 - 11, 2021 Steamboat Pilot & Today Hot Air Balloon Rodeo Steamboat Springs, CO You can read more about the COVID-19 precautions we are taking at our 
event website:


www.hotairballoonrodeo.com

Logan Molen
970-871-4224
July 23 - 25, 2021. Re/Max the Group's Balloon Round Up Casper, WY Michael Gianetti 303-216-1990
Michael@lifecycleballoons.com
2021 unconfirmed  Riverton Rendezvous Balloon Rally Riverton, WY www.rivertonrendezvous.com
patricia.newlin@gmail.com.com
info.rivertonrendezvous@gmail.com
July  2021
(Unconfirmed)
Big Sky Balloon Rally Billings, MT www.bigskyballoonrally.com
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.
 2021 CELEBRATION of HONOR FLY
 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 renoballoon.com
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. creedeballoonfestival.org
 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
lakepowellballoonregatta.com
Nov. 5 - 7,  2021 Arkansas Valley Balloon Festiva Rocky Ford, CO arkvalleyballoonfest@live.com

DECEMBER

Date Rally Name Location Contact Information
Dec. 5 - 7, 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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