28 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2025
Croatia Hot Air Balloon Open Championship - Prelog 2025
Prelog, Croatia
After a fantastic 2024 edition with 30 teams from around the world and six beautiful flights in perfect conditions under the watchful eye of our director Christoph Fraisl and his team, Balloon Club Zagreb and the City of Prelog invite you back for the 2025 Croatia Hot Air Balloon Open Championship. Just a few hours drive from Wieselburg, the home of this years Europeans, Prelog offers ideal flying conditions, excellent organization, great local hospitality, a lakeside take off site, sizable prize pot and a key grab event in the heart of town.
30 Aug 2025 - 1 Sep 2025
Great Pershing Balloon Derby
Brookfield, MO, United States
40 Hot air balloons, competing in central Missouri for the great Pershing Balloon Derby championship, and the Petrehn Cup.
5 Sep 2025 - 7 Sep 2025
The Great Reno Balloon Race 2025
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, Reno, NV, United States
The Great Reno Balloon Race is the world’s largest free hot-air ballooning event. During four days in early September, you can look up into the Reno skies and see a rainbow of hot air balloons soaring about.
5 Sep 2025 - 7 Sep 2025
The Great Reno Balloon Race Classic 2025
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, Reno, NV, United States
This is the "Classic" version of The Great Reno Balloon Race that will require competitors to throw bean bags at the targets. There will be no electronic tasks for this competition. The Great Reno Balloon Race is the worlds largest free hot-air ballooning event. During four days in early September, you can look up into the Reno skies and see a rainbow of hot air balloons soaring about.
5 Sep 2025 - 7 Sep 2025
VBT 2025
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
The Vredefeesten have a long history. The reason for its creation was the commemoration of the liberation of the city during the Second World War. The first edition of the Liberation Festivities, the then name of the event, took place in 1948. In 1973 the Sint-Niklase city council decided to rename the Liberation Festivities as the Vredefeesten. Since years they have a balloon meeting where the balloons take off in the middle of the center. From this year there will be also a competition with take off on another site in the city. This year only for Belgian pilots.
11 Sep 2025 - 14 Sep 2025
Central European Cup 2025
Szatymaz, Hungary
CE Cup 2025 - Invitation Szatymaz – Balástya - Domaszék - Sándorfalva - Zsombó. 11th – 14th September 2025. Five municipalities have joined forces to continue the CE Cup in the area. We have moved the competition center to the Szatymaz Airport, but the competition area is similar to previous years.
18 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
Grudziądzkie Zawody Balonowe
Grudziądz, Poland
Serdecznie zapraszamy na kolejne Grudziądzkie Zawody Balonowe - Balonowy Puchar Polski! We warmly invite you to the next Grudziądz Balloon Competition – the Polish Balloon Cup!
18 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
Norgesmesterskapet i Ballong 2024
Hamar, Norway
Norways most prestigious competition, to become the ballooning champion of 2025! The event takes place on one of Norways largest plains (well, technically it really is a plain..), surrounded by mountains, forests and lakes. A fantastic nature experience can be guaranteed
19 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
47th Annual Creston/Southwest Iowa Hot Air Balloon Days
Creston, Iowa, United States
We are pleased to announce the 47th Annual Creston/Southwest Iowa Hot Air Balloon Days to be held in Creston, Iowa, Friday through Sunday Sept 19-21, and invite you to participate in this years fun-packed weekend.
26 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025
Aeronautica Militare Balloon Cup 2 Edition
Aeroporto Militare di Piacenza San Damiano, Italy
international competition of both hot air and gas balloons with the aim to celebrate history and values of the Italian Air Force and the magic art of flying.
Watarase, Japan
17 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2025
Carolina BalloonFest 2025
Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Carolina BalloonFest, as a nonprofit and a festival, hosts an annual family-friendly event held the third weekend of October. Bring your cameras, lawn chairs, and blankets to experience our fun-filled weekend of warm, autumn Carolina sun, between our morning and afternoon scheduled flights.
Galder, The Netherlands
Rio Branco do Ivaí, Paraná, Brazil
Langenthal / BE, Switzerland
13 May 2026 - 17 May 2026
Belgian Balloon Trophy 2026
Vielsalm, Belgium
The Belgian Balloon Trophy is the overall name for our Belgian Championships. Also our Dutch collegues will compete during this event for their national title. The BBT2026 is an open competition for al pilots all over the world!
Veľká Lomnica, Slovakia