Throughout the year hot air balloon festivals are held which give a chance for balloonists to gather together and for the public to participate in the spectacle of many balloons launching at the same time.

• 25th Annual, Bristol International Balloon Fiesta - Bristol (UK)
• 17th Annual, World Hot Air Balloon Championship
• 15th Annual, Hot Air Balloons Championship of Poland - (Poland)
• 14th Annual, Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (Gatineau Quebec - Canada)
• 12th Annual, European HAB Championships - (Luxembourg)
• 6th Annual, Balonmania (Czech Republic)
• 4th Annual, Mansfield Balloon Festival - (Australia)
• 3rd Annual, Guanajuato International Air Balloon Festival - (Mexico)

United States Hot Air Balloon Festivals

• 32nd Annual, Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival - NY
• 32nd Annual, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - NM
• 31st Annual, Colorado Balloon Classic - CO
• 29th Annual, Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race - GA
• 26th Annual, Thunderbird balloon Classic - AZ
• 26th Annual, Ravenna Balloon A-Fair - OH
• 25th Annual, Plano Balloon Festival - TX
• 24th Annual, Lisle Eyes to the Skies Festival - IL
• 21st Annual, Hot Air Jubilee - MI
• 20th Annual, University Motors Mountaineer Balloon Festival - WV
• 19th Annual, High Hopes Balloon Festival - NH
• 14th Annual, Kiwanis Balloonfest - IN
• 10th Annual, Northwest Connecticut Balloon Festival - CT
• 6th Annual, Adam Matthews Balloon Festival - KY
• 6th Annual, Great Northern Balloon Festival & Air Show 2004 - NY
• 2nd Annual, Big Bear Balloon Festival - OH
• First Annual, Warren County Farmers' Fair First Annual Balloon Festival - NJ