| Festival |
City |
Country |
Year Started |
When Held |
Official Website |
| Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival |
Glens Falls, New York |
United States |
1973 |
|
[1] |
| Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic |
Decatur, Alabama |
United States |
1977 |
|
[2] |
| Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
United States |
1972 |
First full week in October including both adjacent weekends |
[3] |
| Arizona's SalsaFest Balloon Festival |
Safford, Arizona |
United States |
2008 |
|
[4] |
| Ashland Ballonfest |
Ashland, Ohio |
United States |
1990 |
|
[5] |
| Atlantic Balloon Fiesta |
Sussex, New Brunswick |
Canada |
1985 |
|
[6] |
| Balaton Crossing International Hot Air Balloon Competition and Fiesta |
Siófok |
Hungary |
2004 |
May |
[7] |
| Ballonfiësta Barneveld |
Barneveld |
Netherlands |
1983 |
|
[8](Dutch) |
| Ballonhappening Waregem |
Waregem |
Belgium |
1999 |
|
[9] |
| Balloons over Waikato |
Hamilton, North Island |
New Zealand |
1988 |
|
[10] |
| Balloons over Wairarapa |
Wairarapa, North Island |
New Zealand |
1999 |
|
[11] |
| Blossom Time Balloon Festival |
Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
United States |
1988 |
|
[12] |
| Bluegrass Balloon Festival |
Louisville, Kentucky |
United States |
1999 |
|
[13] |
| Bluff Balloon Festival |
Bluff, Utah |
United States |
1998 |
|
[14] |
| Breda Balloon Fiësta |
Breda |
Netherlands |
1986 |
|
[15] |
| Bristol International Balloon Fiesta |
Bristol |
United Kingdom |
1979 |
|
[16] |
| Canberra Balloon Spectacular |
Canberra |
Australia |
1987 |
|
[17] |
| Cedar City Sky Festival |
Cedar City, Utah |
United States |
2005 |
3rd weekend in September |
[18] |
| Centralia Balloon Festival |
Centralia, Illinois |
United States |
1990 |
|
[19] |
| Colorado Balloon Classic |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
United States |
1977 |
Labor Day weekend in September |
[20] |
| Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival |
Yuma, Arizona |
United States |
1990 |
|
[21] |
| Creston Hot Air Balloon Days |
Creston, Iowa |
United States |
1978 |
3rd weekend in September |
|
| Delta Air Balloon Festival |
Greenville, Mississippi |
United States |
n/a |
|
[22] |
| Dolomiti Balloonfestival |
Toblach |
Italy |
2003 |
|
[23] |
| European Balloon Festival |
Igualada, Catalonia |
Spain |
1997 |
First fortnight of July |
[24] |
| European Hot Air Balloon Championships |
Varies |
Europe |
1992 |
|
[25] |
| Exclusive Cup |
Berkeley |
United Kingdom |
2008 |
|
[26] |
| Eyes to the Skies Festival |
Lisle, Illinois |
United States |
1981 to 2008 |
|
[27] |
| Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival |
Salina, Utah |
United States |
2007 |
Third weekend in June |
[28] |
| Ferrara Balloons Festival |
Ferrara |
Italy |
2005 |
|
[29] (Italian) |
| Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival |
Battle Creek, Michigan |
United States |
1980 |
|
[30] |
| Freedom Weekend Aloft |
Simpsonville, South Carolina |
United States |
1982 |
|
[31] |
| Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival |
Gatineau, Quebec |
Canada |
1988 |
|
[32] |
| Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning |
Varies |
Varies |
1906 |
|
[33] |
| Great Falls Balloon Festival |
Lewiston / Auburn, Maine |
United States |
1992 |
|
[34] |
| Great Forest Park Balloon Race |
Saint Louis, Missouri |
United States |
1973 |
|
[35] |
| Great Midwest Balloon Fest |
Olathe, Kansas |
United States |
2010 |
|
[36] |
| Great Northern Balloon Festival & Air Show |
Greenville, New York |
United States |
1998 to 2003[1] |
|
|
| Great Pershing Balloon Derby |
Brookfield, Missouri |
United States |
1977 |
|
[37] |
| Great Reno Balloon Race |
Reno, Nevada |
United States |
1981 |
|
[38] |
| Great Texas Balloon Race |
Longview, Texas |
United States |
1977 |
|
[39] |
| Great Wellsville Balloon Rally |
Wellsville, New York |
United States |
1975 |
|
[40] |
| Guanajuato International Air Balloon Festival |
León, Guanajuato |
Mexico |
2002 |
In November, the weekend of the mexican revolution holiday. It is also the Buen Fin. |
[41] |
| Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair |
Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
United States |
2011 |
The third weekend in January |
[42] |
| Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race |
Helen, Georgia |
United States |
1974 |
|
[43] |
| High Hopes Hot Air Balloon Festival |
Milford, New Hampshire |
United States |
1986 to 2006 |
|
[44] |
| Hot Air Jubilee |
Jackson, Michigan |
United States |
1984 |
|
[45] |
| International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Château-d'Oex |
Château-d'Œx |
Switzerland |
1979 |
|
[46] |
| International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
Canada |
1984 |
|
[47] |
| 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. |
[48] |
| Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off |
Cornwall, Ontario |
Canada |
1994 |
|
[49] |
| Kiwanis Balloonfest |
Valparaiso, Indiana |
United States |
1991 |
|
[50] |
| London International Hot Air Balloon Festival |
London, Ontario |
Canada |
1983 to 2007 |
|
[51] |
| Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons |
Chambley-Bussières Air Base, Lorraine |
France |
1989 |
End of July. Once every 2 years. |
[52] |
| Macomb Balloon Rally |
Macomb, Illinois |
United States |
1987 |
Second Weekend of September |
[53] |
| Mansfield Balloon Festival |
Mansfield, Victoria |
Australia |
1995 |
|
|
| Meetjeslandse Balloonmeeting |
Eeklo |
Belgium |
1986 |
|
[54] |
| Metro NY Balloon & Music Festival |
Shirley, New York |
United States |
2007 to 2008 |
|
[55] |
| Michigan Challenge Balloonfest |
Howell, Michigan |
United States |
1984 |
|
[56] |
| Mid-Hudson Valley Balloon Festival |
Poughkeepsie, New York |
United States |
1992 |
|
|
| Midwest SkyFest |
Kentland, Indiana |
United States |
2010 |
July |
[57] |
| Montpelier Bean Days Balloon Festival |
Montpelier, Ohio |
United States |
2014 |
July |
[58] |
| National Balloon Classic |
Indianola, Iowa |
United States |
1969 |
First week of August |
[59] |
| National Balloon Rally (Carolina BalloonFest) |
Statesville, North Carolina |
United States |
1974 |
Third weekend in October |
[60] |
| New York State Festival of Balloons |
Dansville, New York |
United States |
1981 |
|
[61] |
| Northampton Balloon Festival |
Northampton |
United Kingdom |
1990 |
|
[62] |
| Northwest Art and Air Festival |
Albany, Oregon |
United States |
2000 |
|
[63] |
| Northwest Connecticut Balloon Festival |
Connecticut |
United States |
1995 to 2004 |
|
[64] |
| Northwest Georgia Hot-Air Balloon Festival |
Summerville, Georgia |
United States |
2008 |
|
[65] [66] |
| Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival |
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine |
United States |
2013 |
|
[67] |
| Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival |
Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, Tennessee |
United States |
2004 to 2010 |
|
[68] |
| Pennington Balloon Championship |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
United States |
Late 1980s |
|
[69] |
| Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Fiesta |
Angeles City, Pampanga |
Philippines |
1994 |
2nd week of February |
[70] |
| Plano Balloon Festival |
Plano, Texas |
United States |
1980 |
|
[71] |
| Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta |
Putrajaya |
Malaysia |
2009 |
|
[72] |
| Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning |
Readington Township, New Jersey |
United States |
1983 |
Third week of July |
[73] |
| Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft and Music Festival |
Quechee, Vermont |
United States |
1979 |
Father's Day Weekend |
[74] |
| Raduno Internazionale dell'Epifania |
Mondovì |
Italy |
1988 |
First week of January |
[75] (Italian) |
| Ravenna Balloon A-Fair |
Ravenna, Ohio |
United States |
1979 |
|
[76] |
| RE/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival |
Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas |
United States |
1993 |
|
[77] |
| Saga International Balloon Fiesta |
Saga Prefecture |
Japan |
1980 |
|
[78] |
| Sandy City Balloon Festival |
Sandy, Utah |
United States |
2006 |
First weekend in August |
[79] |
| Sandy Valley Balloon Festival |
Sandy Valley, Nevada |
United States |
1999 |
|
[80] |
| Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta |
Leipzig |
Germany |
1995 |
|
[81] |
| Sierra Vista Festival of Color |
Sierra Vista, Arizona |
United States |
1989 |
|
[82] |
| Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally |
Binghamton, New York |
United States |
1985 |
|
[83] |
| St. Patty's Day Balloon Rallye |
Los Lunas, New Mexico |
United States |
1984 |
|
[84] |
| Sweetheart Balloon Rally |
Loveland, Colorado |
United States |
2007 |
Last weekend in August |
[85] |
| Taiwan Balloon Festival |
Taitung |
Taiwan |
2011 |
Summer |
[86] (Chinese) |
| Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival |
Temecula, California |
United States |
1984 |
|
[87] |
| Thailand International Balloon Festival |
Ayutthaya |
Thailand |
2007 |
|
[88] |
| The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race |
Natchez, Mississippi |
United States |
1986 |
|
[89] |
| The Great Prosser Balloon Rally |
Prosser, Washington |
United States |
1990 |
|
[90] |
| Thunderbird Balloon Classic |
Glendale, Arizona |
United States |
1975 to 2006 |
|
[91] |
| Thurston Classic |
Meadville, Pennsylvania |
United States |
1988 |
|
[92] |
| Tiverton Balloon Festival |
Tiverton, Devon |
United Kingdom |
1988 |
|
[93] |
| University Motors Mountaineer Balloon Festival |
Morgantown, West Virginia |
United States |
1985 |
|
[94] |
| US National Hot Air Balloon Championship (BFA) |
Varies |
United States |
1963 |
|
[95] |
| Velikie Luki International Balloon Meet |
Velikiye Luki |
Russia |
1996 |
June |
[96] |
| Vredefeesten |
Sint-Niklaas |
Belgium |
1948 |
First Weekend of September |
[97] (Dutch) |
| Warren County Farmers' Fair Balloon Festival |
New Jersey |
United States |
2000 |
|
[98] |
| Warsteiner Internationale Montgolfiade |
Warstein |
Germany |
1986 |
|
[99] (German) |
| World Hot Air Balloon Championship |
Varies |
Varies |
1973 |
|
[100] |
