Havasu Balloon Fest
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In a short 6 years, the Havasu Balloon Festival has become the largest January balloon festival! Mailing address for the Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair is:
P.O. Box 4564
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405
WELCOME to the 7th Annual Havasu Balloon Festival & Fair. Historic was all we can say about last year! Every single time we were scheduled to inflate the balloons we were able to do so! Spectacular ascensions, morning and afternoon, to culminate with the most beautiful fantastic glows at night. We continue to be overwhelmed with our community's support of this signature event. Our on the field events are thrilling families and spectators with all types of entertainment while the balloons are resting. Come and stay the day all 3 days for the largest balloon festival in January - right here in Lake Havasu City, AZ!
So much MAGICAL FAMILY FUN is just waiting for you to enjoy during these 3 days of our fair and festival event. All of our proceeds are donated back into the community through our 5 services clubs that work to bring you thrilling weekend of spectacular hot air balloons, and non-stop activities. Watch the balloons float over the London Bridge, sometimes dipping into the water of Lake Havasu. But you must get out to the balloon field early, as our morning ascensions commence at dawn. Even earlier than that, you can watch the balloon pilot and his crew (several of our thousands of volunteers) help inflate the balloon until it's standing at attention, waiting to fly away. Such magic you will see in the sky. We have over 70 balloons will be here for great photographic opportunities.
Come early - Stay Late!
Everyone can have a chance to stroll among the many balloons especially on our Enchanted Island field, where we have our "Shaped" balloons inflating on the field and staying tethered there for a 1/2 hour. Great photography opportunities abound! We have so many new fair/field activities, you will need to check the schedule of events to see how many new things we have to offer!
Traffic:
With 30,000 - 50,000 attendees expected, please know that you must try to beat the traffic going across the historic London Bridge. We live in such a great community that you can get to where you are going within 15-20 minutes everywhere, but because so many people are trying to get to the balloon fields, you will need to allow time for travel.
Once there you will find plenty of room for families and friends to gather on our expansive balloon field and vendor area. Bring a blanket, bring a lawn chair, bring your binoculars, but please leave your pets at home. You can even take a walk inside an actual full-sized balloon that is lying on its side.
After the morning launch, everyone is invited to enjoy a day of "Fun Fair activities for the Family" at the balloon field. Our 3 day festival and fair is jam packed with tethered balloons that you can ride in, an Art Village, face painting, dog shows, great bands and entertainers on the main stage, paper balloon launching, a carnival, musical and theatrical groups, classic cars, remote control planes, untethered balloon rides, delicious food in the food court, and much more!
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facebook.comJust look at all these happy faces! We have so much fun volunteering at the Havasu Balloon Fest, and we make new friends that come back year after year to help put on this wonderful event! Feel free to join us by attending our Volunteer Sign Up day on Sunday, Jan 14, from 3-6pm at the London Bridge Resort Convention Center. Or go to www.havasuballoonfest.volunteerhub.com and sign up. You get a wristband to come to the event all 3 days and a volunteer T-Shirt! Please feel free to sign up for as many shifts as you like. We are still in need of volunteers for the following position: Bartenders Information Booths Gate Attendants Parking Attendants Boat Captains Boat Assistants Run with Balloons 5K Run VIP Tent - most positions Balloon Ground Crews - Unassigned Trash Attendants WE ARE VERY SHORT HANDED ON SUNDAY IN MOST POSITIONS!
Want to have some fun before the Havasu Balloon Fest? We are holding a golf tournament at Refuge Golf & Country Club on Sat. Jan 13th! Come early and sign up to golf on one of the most beautiful golf courses in the area. What better way to spend a warm Sat morning/afternoon! Find out more here: https://havasuballoonfest.com/product/golf-tournament/
We are sorry, there was a typo in the original map saying the busses/shuttles would run until 9pm, when in fact they will run until 10:30pm. Sorry about the typo. Here is a corrected map and information.
Please use our Offsite Parking Areas this year! We want to be good neighbors to the businesses in the area. Plus it's so easy to park and ride - and it's FREE! click on the map and print it out, put it in your vehicle so you have it on Havasu Balloon Fest weekend! We can't wait to see you! #HavasuHotAir, #havasuBalloons.
The Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair would like to thank all of the wonderful prize donors for their support!!! Here is a list of donors who have contributed to this year's Volunteer Prize Drawing. If you are one of our great volunteers, please stop by the VOLUNTEER TENT to see if you have won a prize!!!! Again, thank you to all of these great donors!! Please help us make this another great event! Just go to www.havasuballoonfest.volunteerhub.com and sign up. BALLOON FEST PRIZE DONOR’S 2018 ARIZONA WEST SPORTS BEACHCOMBER SPORTS AZUL AGAVE BASS TACKLE MASTER SHOP BLACK BEAR DINER BOOK EXCHANGE CROWN JEWELERS DUTCH BREW ELECTRIC AVE GEAR-UP MOTORSPORTS HAVASU LANES HOME DEPOT MAURICES MICHAEL ALAN FURNISHINGS MONTANA STEAK HOUSE MOVIES HAVASU OCTANE WINE GARAGE OTTERBACK JEWELERS PANDA EXPRESS PAPA LEONE’S RU GALLERY SANCHEZ HAWKING JEWELERS SHO GUN STAR CINEMAS STARBUCKS STERILITE STEVE’S T’S STUDIO 108 THE SHACK THRIFTY ICE CREAM YOGURT PARADISE LONDON BRIDGE RV LYNN'S DONUT POST
Love, love, love local star Matt Farris? Well we got him! Sunday night at the Havasu Balloon Fest, he will be rockin' us home! You just can't miss this perfomance! Take a listen here: http://www.mattfarriscountry.com #MattFarrisCountry, https://www.facebook.com/mattfarrismusic #HavasuBalloonfest #LakeHavasuCityFestival Where else can you listen to 3 concerts 3 nights in a row for $15 plus see fantastic balloons, shop at over 150 vendors and have a great time with your friends! All for charity! I just doesn't get any better than that!
Have you heard this band? Well you will now - Saturday night at the Havasu Balloon Fest, they will be rockin' the house! We loved them so much last year (they hung in with us to play right after the rain stopped), we just had to bring them back! Take a listen to their songs here: www.oneofthesenightsshow.com/. #OneofTheseNightsShow, You won't be able to tell the difference! https://www.facebook.com/oneofthesenightsshow #HavasuBalloonfest #LakeHavasuCityFestival Where else can you listen to a concert 3 nights in a row for $15 plus see fantastic balloons, shop at over 150 vendors and have a great time with your friends! All for charity! I just doesn't get any better than that!
Have you heard this band? Well you will now - Friday night at the Havasu Balloon Fest, they will be rockin' the house! Take a listen to their variety of songs here: http://www.thewalkens.com/media. #TheWalkens, https://www.facebook.com/TheWalkens/ #HavasuBalloonfest #LakeHavasuCityFestival Where else can you listen to a concert 3 nights in a row for $15 plus see fantastic balloons, shop at over 150 vendors and have a great time with your friends! All for charity! I just doesn't get any better than that!
We have a lot of unfilled volunteer positions this year. Please feel free to sign up for as many shifts as you like. We are still in need of volunteers for the following position: Bartenders Information Booths Gate Attendants Parking Attendants Boat Captains Boat Assistants Run with Balloons 5K Run VIP Tent - most positions Balloon Ground Crews - Unassigned Trash Attendants WE ARE VERY SHORT HANDED ON SUNDAY IN MOST POSITIONS! Please help us make this another great event! Just go to www.havasuballoonfest.volunteerhub.com and sign up. Rick Kerber - Volunteer Chair
We still have Gondola (VIP) Club tickets available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday! The Gondola tent will be rockin' where you can meet and eat with the Pilot’s, mingle, and share a meal, music, camaraderie and fun! Behind the tent, we have clean mobile restrooms with running water and (not “port-a-potty’s”). A fully stocked cash bar and a beer station for your enjoyment! We serve a hot cooked breakfast & dinner, featuring local restaurants with their favored menu selection. A VIP Parking pass is included.Click here to order online: https://havasuballoonfest.com/product/gondola-vip-tickets/
Make sure to take note of our new location for the 2018 Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair!!! . . . https://havasuballoonfest.com/press-releases/
NEW LOCATION FOR THE 2018 EVENT LAKE HAVASU STATE PARK (WINDSOR 4) 171 LONDON BRIDGE ROAD LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86403 WELCOME to the 8th Annual Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair. In the short time that we have been producing this event, the Havasu Balloon Festival has become the largest January balloon festival around! www.HavasuBalloonFest.com www.facebook.com/HavasuBalloonFest www.twitter.com/HavasuHotAir Come play with us at our family-centered event for a thrilling weekend of spectacular hot air balloons, and non-stop activities. Dramatic eye candy in the sky will delight all with balloon ascensions, colorful skydivers and magical balloon glows in the evening dusk. Over 60 balloons will be drifting over The London Bridge and dipping into Lake Havasu. Even with 25,000 - 40,000 attendees expected, there will still be plenty of room for families and friends to gather on our expansive balloon field and vendor area. Everyone has a chance to stroll among the many Balloons and chat with the pilots as they prepare for flight. Imagine if you will, taking a walk inside an actual full-sized balloon that is lying on its side. Check out the entire Schedule of Events here: http://havasuballoonfest.com/schedule-of-events/ After the morning launch, everyone is invited to enjoy a day of "Fun Fair" activities at the balloon field. Our 3 day festival and fair is jam packed with skydivers, an Art Village, face painting, dog shows, paper balloon launching, a carnival, musical and theatrical groups, classic cars, remote control planes, tethered and untethered balloon rides, delicious food in the food court, and much more!
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