EVENT SCHEDULE

Plan your calendar now! All balloon events will be weather-permitting.

Festival booths, food trucks, and entertainment will occur rain or shine.

A hot air balloon basket with a flames shooting up from the burner under a sunset sky. The basket has a sign that reads "Hot Air Balloon Festival" and a group of children and adults are walking and standing around, enjoying the event.

Friday, May 14

BALLOON FESTIVAL
LAMPE PARK | Gardnerville, NV

5:00 a.m.
Park opens

6:00 a.m.
National Anthem & Flag Balloons Launch

6:15 a.m.
Mass balloon launch.
Passengers on this day will be Media, Veterans and First Responders

FIRE IT UP, CARSON VALLEY!
LAMPE PARK | Gardnerville, NV

6:00 p.m.
Food trucks and vendors open

6:45 p.m.
Balloon pilots start to arrive for public meet and greet

Be sure to visit the Carson Tahoe Health booth to pick up your free, Fire It Up scavenger game keepsake!

7:30 p.m.
Pilots prepare balloon baskets and equipment for one hot display. A balloon envelope will also be inflated to walk through!

(Weather permitting)

Multiple colorful hot air balloons floating in a clear blue sky, with some partially inflated on the ground and a few in the distance.

Saturday, May 15

BALLOON, MUSIC & VENDOR FESTIVAL
LAMPE PARK | Gardnerville, NV

5:00 a.m.
Park opens

5:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Food Trucks open

5:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Arts, crafts, and goods booths open

6:00 a.m.
National Anthem & Flag Balloons Launch

6:15 a.m.
Mass Balloon Launch

7:30 a.m. - Midmorning (weather permitting)
Tethered Balloon Rides ($10 kids, $20 adults)

7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Music Performers and Stage Entertainment

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Aerial view of a suburban neighborhood with houses, trees, and roads, with three hot air balloons floating above, one with a rainbow pattern, one with a red and orange pattern, and one partially visible in the background, against a landscape of fields and mountains.

Sunday, May 16

BALLOON FESTIVAL
LAMPE PARK | Gardnerville, NV

5:00 a.m.
Park opens

5:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Food trucks open

6:00 a.m.
National Anthem & Flag Balloons Launch

6:15 a.m.
Mass Balloon Launch

7:30 a.m. - Midmorning (weather permitting)
Tethered Balloon Rides ($10 kids, $20 adults)

2027 Schedule of Artists & Performers

To be determined!

Email contact@hotairforhope if you would like to be considered.

Presenting Sponsor

Propane Sponsor

Ascent + Level Sponsor

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Walk-Through Balloon Sponsor

Ride Provider

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Kid's Zone Sponsor

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Performer Coordinator

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Parade of Lights Support

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