Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair

Join us for the Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair 2025!!

Schedule of Events:

06:00 am - 09:00 pm: Public Gates Open (All entrances)
06:00 am - 10:00 am: Gondola Club breakfast (Gondola Club-VIP Tent)
07:20 am: Sunrise Flag Ceremony (Balloon Field)
07:45 am: Mass Ascension (Balloon Field) (Weather Permitting)
08:00 am: Shaped Balloons on Display for Photographic Opportunities (Grass Balloon Field by VIP Tent - Weather Permitting)
08:00 am - 06:00 pm: ALL Vendors Open (Vendor Row)
09:00 am - 01:00 pm: Tethered balloon rides (Adults 12 and over - $20, Kids 5 or under - $5, Kids 6 to 11 - $10) (Tethered ride sale tent) (Weather Permitting)
08:45 am: Balloon Fest 10K starts (Lower End of Balloon Field)
09:00 am: Balloon Fest 5K starts (Lower End of Balloon Field)
09:00 am: Food Vendors Open (Food Court)
09:00 am - 04:00 pm: Kidz Zone Activities: Face painting, Craft Tent, Braids and Beads, Games (Kidz Zone)
09:00 am - 02:00 pm: Classic Car Display
09:30 am: Lake Havasu Black Belt Academy Demo (Bleachers)
10:00 am: Superhero Stunt Bike Team (Balloon Field)
10:00 am - Beer Booths Open
10:00 am: Gondola Club-VIP Full Bar opens (Everyone Welcome!)
10:00 am: Paper Balloon Launch (Bleachers - Weather Permitting)
10:30 am: Mohave County Sheriff K-9 Demo (Bleachers)
11:00 am:  Starline Performing Arts Center (Main Stage)
11:30 am:  Lake Havasu City Disc Dogs (Bleachers)
12:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Carnival Open
12:00 pm: Doug Roy Master of the Unexpected Mentalist-Magician (Main Stage)
12:00 pm: Superhero Stunt Bike Team (Balloon Field)
12:30 pm - 03:00 pm: Live Entertainment "Harry Luge" (Main Stage)
12:30 pm: Lake Havasu High School Pep Band (Bleachers)
01:00 pm : Smoketree Elite Baton Twirlers (Bleachers)
01:30 pm: Lake Havasu City Disc Dogs (Bleachers)
02:30 pm: Hot Hips Belly Dancers (Bleachers)
03:00 pm: Mohave County Sheriff K-9 Demo (Bleachers)
03:30 pm: Hot Hips Belly Dancers (Bleachers)
03:30 pm: Doug Roy Master of the Unexpected Mentalist-Magician (Main Stage)
03:45 pm - 06:15 pm: Live Entertainment "The Black Donnellys" (Main Stage)
04:00 pm: Freestyle and Synchronized Kite Exhibitions (bleachers, weather permitting)
04:15 pm: Afternoon Mass Ascension (Balloon field) (Weather permitting)
04:30 pm - 07:30 pm: Gondola Club - VIP Dinner (VIP Tent)
05:00 pm: Superhero Stunt Bike Team (Balloon Field)
06:30 pm: "Glowin’ on the River" Night Glow or Field of Fire (Balloon field)
07:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Live Entertainment "Shotgun Jefferson" (Main Stage)
09:00 pm: Carnival and Some Vendors Will Remain Open
10:00 pm: Event Closed