Thank you 2024 festival goers! Join us next year September 19-21, 2025
Free Shuttle Available
6th Street Midtown Shopping Center Parking Lot to the Festival
Friday (3:00-12:00 am) | Saturday (10:00 am - 12:00 am) | Sunday (10:00 am - 6:00 pm)

Balloon Fest

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pueblo Chile & Frijole Festival, 30 big hot air balloons will fill Pueblo’s skies! All of the events are free and open to the public! Join us in the early mornings at the Langoni Soccer fields at 24th & High Street as we inflate and launch 30 balloons to gently float over Pueblo. Evenings will see a few balloons inflate and glow on the riverwalk park just outside the main gate of the Chile Fest.

Schedule: All events are weather permitting and free & open to the public

Friday, Saturday & Sunday morning, September 20 - 22nd, 2024

6:45 am - Soccer Fields at Langoni Park Balloons inflate and launch from the soccer fields at Langoni Fields at 24th & High. Remember the weekend with t-shirts and swag! Food & coffee trucks will warm you up!

Friday & Saturday evening, September 20 & 21st, 2024

7:30 pm – Balloon Glow on the Riverwalk The Xfinity Balloon and others will inflate and glow on the grassy knolls at South Main & Alan Hamel Ave. Pull up a chair and watch the balloons light up the night!

All of the flights are subject to weather and wind conditions.  We need calm weather without storms & wind to fly.  All balloon events are free and open to the public.  Schedule subject to change.


A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

City of Pueblo
Xfinity / Comcast
T-Fiber
Pueblo County Commissioner
Best Buy Tires
Power Credit Union
BlueFlame Gas
Gray's Coors Tavern
Do Drop Inn
Solution Pro
Romero's Café & Catering
Pueblo County Sheriff
First National Bank Trinidad Huerfano Branch
SureLock Locksmith
Chick-Fil-A

Balloonists

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2024 Chile Balloon Fest Pilots & Balloons
Pilot Name HomeTown Balloon Name
1 Stephen Blucher Colo Springs, CO October Moon
2 Pat Carter Colo Springs,CO Colorado High
3 Tim Cole II Colo Springs,CO No Strings
4 Terry Cleaveland Colo Springs,CO Big Red
5 Fred Dinkler Livingston, TX Carried Away
6 Don Dougherty Colo Springs,CO Dark Sunrise
7 David Eichorn Corales, NM Western Spirit
8 Bob Gonzales Waco, TX Look Twice
9 Gerry Graff Alburquerque, NM Lofty
10 Jeff Griego Alburquerque, NM American Beauty
11 Jeff Halicer Gallup, NM Synchronicity
12 Barb Hann Rye, CO Mama's Incognito
13 Jesse Harden Monument, CO Marv'n Martian
14 Mark Harris Denver, CO Sew Grateful
15 Skip Howes Colo Springs,CO Wildfire 3
16 Evelyn Kent Colo Springs,CO Enchanted Endeavor
17 Nancy Lambertson Windsor, CO Elysium
18 Robert Lanza Colo Springs,CO Royale 'Pane in the Aire
19 Graham Luckett Ft Collins, CO Tally Ho II
20 Royce Miller Guymon, OK Green Hornet
21 Tom Rathke Layton, UT Aer Ratis
22 Katelyn Salazar LosLunas NM Pixie Spirit
23 Ed Smith Pueblo, CO Hot Air Therapy
24 Greg Wellens Colo Springs, CO Giddy Up
25 Shannon White Loveland, CO Flower Power
26 Mark Williams Longmont, CO Bubbles
27 Vicki & Pat Fogue Columbia, MO Pepsi
28 Greg Morrison Alburquerque, NM Xfinity
29 Craig Kennedy Salt Lake City, UT Chic Fil A
30 Jeff Buesing Colo Springs, CO Buss
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