Who's Participating?

Here is a partial list of the Events already using or scheduled to use the Balloon Pilot Data Port.

Listed chronologically by month. Balloon counts are approximate where available.

January

• Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally — Las Cruces, NM — January 2026 — 25 balloons

• Lake Havasu Balloon Festival — Lake Havasu, AZ — January 2027 — 75 balloons

March

• St. Patrick's Balloon Rallye (Valencia Flying Retrieval Society) — Belen, NM — March 2026 — 40 balloons

• St. Patrick's Balloon Fest & Glow — Dublin, GA — March 2026 — 18 balloons

May

• Henrico SkyGlow — Henrico, VA — May 2025 — 10 balloons

• ALCOVETS — North Carolina — May 8-10, 2026 — 25 balloons

• Wine Balloons and Tunes — Wind Vineyards — May 2025 — 10 balloons

• Rio Grande Classic NM Championship — Albuquerque — Memorial Day weekend 2026 — 35 balloons

June

• Balloons over Angel Fire — Angel Fire, NM — Father's Day weekend — 30 balloons

July

• Gunnison Balloon Rally — Gunnison, CO — July 4th weekend — 12 balloons

• Balloons Over Rockbridge — Lexington, VA — July 4th weekend — 20 balloons

• Casper Balloon RoundUp — Casper, WY — Mid-July — 15 balloons

• Freedom Flight and Ride — Gallup, NM — Last weekend of July — 66 balloons

• Suncook Valley Balloon Rally — Pittsfield, NH — July 31 – Aug 2, 2026 — 12-18 balloons

August

• Eagle Nest Balloon Fest — Eagle Nest, NM — Mid-August — 15 balloons

• Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta — Truth or Consequences, NM — August — count not listed

• Centralia Balloon Fest — Centralia, IL — August 21-23, 2026 — 30 balloons

• Old West Balloon Fest — Scotts Bluff County, NE — August 10-16, 2026 — 20-30 balloons

• Fire Lake Fire Flight — Shawnee, OK — August 10-16, 2026 — 15 balloons

September

• Labor Day Lift Off — Colorado Springs, CO — Labor Day weekend — 80 balloons

• Adirondack Balloon Festival — New York — mid-September — 75 balloons

• Snowmass — Colorado — mid-September — 30 balloons

• ClovisFest Hot Air Balloon Fun Fly — Clovis, CA — Sept 2025 — count not listed

• White Sands Balloon Invitational — White Sands, NM — Sept 2026 — 20 balloons

• Pinto Bean Balloon Festival — Moriarty, NM — Sept 2025 — 30 balloons

October

• Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta — Albuquerque, NM — 9 days starting 1st Saturday — 550 balloons

• Beyond the Rim (Pirates of the Canyon) — Amarillo, TX — Oct 24-25 — ~20 balloons

• Cielo Magico — Santiago, Mexico — Oct 23-25 — ~15 balloons

November

• Flint Hills Balloon Festival — Manhattan, KS — November — 30 balloons

December

• Red Rock Balloon Rally — Gallup, NM — 1st weekend of December — ~120 balloons