Carson City history and heart

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Here are a few weather reminders as the festival weekend approaches. This will help you understand balloon flight decisions.

05/31/2026

This year, our visiting pilots will have balloon stickers. During the GLOW ENCOUNTERS on Friday, June 5th and Saturday, June 6th you will be able to walk around the launch field and collect a sticker from each pilot. Collect all 16 stickers.

As with all ballooning events - they are based on the weather.

05/31/2026

We would like to introduce our pilots for the 2026 Hot Air Balloon Shoot-Out.

First up we have the returning champion... Steve Mitchell. Steve is also our Weather Officer for the weekend. Welcome back Steve!

05/31/2026

Our Co-Balloonmeister returns for another year at the Shoot-Out. Welcome Derrick Jones!

05/31/2026

We are excited to have Chuck Walz back with us for another year. Chuck is our other Co-Balloonmeister as well as our Safety Officer. Thanks Chuck for all you do!

05/31/2026

Ben Leatherman is back for the competition. This is Ben's third year with us and can't wait to watch him compete!

05/31/2026

A HUGE welcome back to Andy Gross. Andy not only competes here in Carson City, he also does so much behind the scenes for us... logo design, dash plaque design for the Car Show, our Pilot Stickers, and Pilot Announcements - Thank you Andy for all you do!