2025 Hot Air Balloon Festival

6:30am – 9:30am & 5:00pm – 10:00pm

$15 Event Parking

Flights are scheduled for Saturday morning and evening with an encore glow event at the end of the night.

All activities are subject to change based on wind and weather at the time of the event.

Come join us for live music, kids’ fair inflatables, Touch-A-Truck, Touch-A-Tractor, petting zoo, pony rides, delicious food vendors, the marketplace, and of course, the balloons!

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets so you can spread out and safely enjoy this wonderful community event!

All proceeds benefit United Way of Defiance County.

Drugs and alcohol prohibited. No coolers or pets. Service animals permitted.

Balloon Events:
Fly-In: 7:00am
Launch: 7:00pm
Glow: 9:00pm

Morning Events: 6:30am – 9:30am

Bigby Best Pancake Breakfast
6:30am – 9:00am
Free-Will Donation
Proceeds shared with Boy Scout Troop 70
Sponsored by: Bigby Coffee & Strausbaugh Family

Hot Air Balloons Fly-In
7:00am
Weather Permitting

Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides
7:30am – 9:30am
Ages 13+: $20
Ages 12 & Under: $10
Ages 2 & Under: FREE
Sponsored by: North Western Electric
Propane provided by: NW Ohio Propane

Kids Fair Inflatables
6:30am – 9:30am
$5 Wristband
Sponsored by: Defiance Dental Group

Justin the Clown
7:00am – 9:00am
FREE Balloon Animals
Sponsored by: Women’s Giving Circle

Evening Events: 5pm – 10pm

Gates Re-Open at 5:00pm

Marketplace
5:00pm – 10:00pm
Food Vendors; check our website for complete list of vendors

Live Entertainment
5:00pm – 10:00pm
G-Men, and John Reichie
Sponsored by: Mercy Health

Touch-a-Truck
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Sponsored by: Keller Trucking

Kids Fair Inflatables
5:00pm – 9:00pm
$5 Wristband
Sponsored by: Defiance Dental Group

Justin the Clown
5:00pm – 9:00pm
FREE Balloon Animals
Sponsored by: Women’s Giving Circle

Character Appearances
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Meet Spiderman and Ariel
from Laurel’s Characters & Co.
Sponsored by: State Bank

Ag Fest at Balloon Fest
Touch-a-Tractor
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Sponsored by: Ohio Farm Bureau

Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides
6:30am – 8:30am
Ages 13+: $20
Ages 12 & Under: $10
Ages 2 & Under: FREE
Sponsored by: North Western Electric
Propane provided by: NW Ohio Propane

Hot Air Balloons Launch
7:00pm
Weather Permitting

Hot Air Balloons Glow
9:00pm
Weather Permitting
Sponsored by: GM