|
Date |
Festival |
Commentary |
|
April 3-5 |
Cajun Hot
Sauce Festival |
This festival
features Zydeco bands, food, fun, and balloons. |
|
May 3-4? |
Celebration
of Flight Balloon Fest
Carthage,
Texas |
This balloon
festival is located deep in East Texas (think Tyler, Longview,
Nacogdoches) and features about 20 balloons. The proceeds
all go to scholarships to Panola College. |
|
May 23-24 |
Heritage
Flight Festival
Palestine,
Texas |
This festival
will be held at the Palestine Municipal Airport; While there,
you must enjoy a trip on the restored steam powered railroad
which does day trips to Rusk and back. |
|
July 11-13 |
Great Texas
Balloon Race |
This East
Texas festival is held in Longview and typically features ~ 75
balloons. Visitors are given field access and the post
balloon show includes vintage planes, T6 trainers, Stearman
Bi-Plan and hopefully a B-52D flyover. |
|
Aug 6-8 |
BFA SE
Championship
Baton Rouge,
La |
A BFA
championship balloon competition held in Baton Rouge, LA |
|
Aug 15-17 |
Annual Lions Balloon Festival at Highland Village
Copperas Branch Park, Highland
Village, Tx |
This is the only balloon festival in
North Texas where spectators are permitted on the field with the
balloons and balloonists, providing an excellent photo
opportunity as well as opportunity to converse with pilots and
crew. |
|
Labor Day Weekend
Aug 30 - Sept 1 |
Big
Bend Balloon Bash (Alpine, Texas) |
Alpine, Texas is located on the foothills of
the Davis Mountains and on the Southern most part of the Rocky
Mountain fault line. The air is clean and clear. The
people are warm and friendly. And the scenery only looks better
with beautiful balloons for dramatic affect. |
|
Sept 19-21? |
Ravenna Balloon A-Fair |
Sunbeau
Valley Farm, Ravenna, Ohio |
|
Sept
18-21 |
Plano Balloon Festival |
This is
the 2nd largest balloon festival
in Texas. Held annually in North Dallas, the festival
features live music, a great midway, and LOTS of balloons. |
|
Sept
14-16 |
White Sands
Balloon Invitational
Alamogordo, NM |
If you're interested in capturing the
beautiful shapes and colors of balloons dancing across a white
sand dune canvas, this festival is for you. |
|
Sept 26-28 |
Big Country
Balloon Festival |
Abilene,
Texas - A charming festival in West Texas with the best of the
best in balloon festival emcees (Glen Moyer) |
|
Oct.
3-12 |
Albuquerque International Balloon
Fiesta
Albuquerque, NM |
Albuquerque is the largest balloon festival in the WORLD. If you want to see
800+ beautiful
balloons in a Southwestern setting, this is a must attend
festival! |
|
Oct 24-26 |
Pirates
of the Canyon, Amarillo, Tx |
This delightful festival features a
Friday and Sunday morning flight at Palo Duro Canyon, 2nd
largest canyon in the US. The colors and imagery of this
flying are amazing. |
|
Oct 31-Nov 2 |
Houston Ballunar
Liftoff Festival |
This festival, held annually
at NASA in Clear Lake, is Texas' largest
balloon festival. The sight of 90+ balloons floating over Clear Lake
is a photographer's dream. |
|
Dec 6-7 |
Red Rock Balloon
Rally
Gallup, NM |
This
annual festival features some amazing photographic
opportunities. |
