16 Aug 2025 - 23 Aug 2025
23rd FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship
Wieselburg, Austria
Dear pilots, The Ballonsportverein Mostviertel Club cordially invites you to the 23rd FAI Hot Air Balloon European Championship 2025. This will take place from August 16 to 23, 2025 in Wieselburg, Lower Austria. Come to an unforgettable competition in one of the most beautiful regions in Austria, we will do everything we can to offer you an exciting and challenging event. We look forward to seeing you and wish you a safe journey! Best regards, Mostviertel Ballooning Club
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.
Rio Branco do Ivaí, Paraná, Brazil
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
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!
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, Tochigi, Japan
Galder, The Netherlands
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