QUECHEE HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

June 14-16, 2024

The festival will go on rain or shine!
Hot air balloons are wind and weather permitting. They will only be visible at the festival during ascension times.

Balloon Rides!

Hot Air Balloon Rides

Balloon rides are available for purchase Friday – Sunday!

Weekend Entertainment

Live Music, Skyhigh Skydiving Team Demonstrations, Kid Zone, Pups in the Air and more!

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Once again, the skies over Quechee and the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire will be filled with hot air balloons ushering in the annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon, Craft & Music Festival, the longest running hot air balloon festival in New England. Don’t miss this exciting festival featuring up to 15+ hot air balloons with five flights scheduled throughout the festival and additional tethered rides during the day. Enjoy continuous music and entertainment for all ages, and over 50 craft artisans and commercial vendors and several interactive activities in our Free Kids Zone.  And of course there will be festival food with local healthy options and a beer and wine garden, with more surprises on site!

Admission

COMING SOON

Gates Open

Friday at 3 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday 5:30 a.m.
NO PETS ON FESTIVAL GROUNDS

 

Balloon Ascensions

Friday at 6 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday at  6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
*Hot Air Balloons are wind and weather permitting. They will only be visible at the festival during above ascensions times*

Live Music

Kids Events

Vendors

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Become a part of the biggest weekend in the Upper Valley!

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Soar over the Quechee Landscape!

Balloon Rides are available to purchase NOW! Book now click here for more information!

Tethered Rides

A Tethered Ride gives riders a taste of Ballooning while being held down by long ropes only floating up to 50 feet in the air. This is a great way for small children or elders to experience a balloon ride. Like all other Balloon Rides, tethered rides are also weather permitting. Each ride lasts 5 – 10 minutes. Tethered rides are available for purchase during the festival weekend only, with no pre-sales, for $25.

Ascension Rides

An Ascension Ride or the typical balloon ride is between 40-50 minutes with the whole experience taking about 2 hours. The balloons take off together and soar hundreds of feet in the air, gracefully moving over the landscapes of Quechee, VT, and beyond. The balloons land outside the festival grounds, and end with champagne and transportation back to the festival. They are available for purchase before the festival for $350.00. All balloon rides are wind and weather dependent.