We had such a great time! We got up at the crack of dawn as recommended, and we got to watch the magic unfold as folks set out their equipment and the balloons slowly filled and then finally started lifting off into the golden morning light. My daughter, niece and I were delighted! We went in September 2022. We just happened to be in town visiting family. Planning to be back this year specifically to catch this event! read more

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A must do event in Prosser wine country. The Saturday event includes morning flights and evening "nightglow" . The morning flights are beautiful as the ballons bob onto the Yakima River water on both sides of the bridge. If you arrive around 7 am you can mingle around the launch site and watch the balloons inflate. The Chukkar Cherries flagship store is also right there for snacks and gifts. After dark some of the ballons move to the football field and put on a glowing show with their inflated balloons with their hot air burners, If it's too windy they don't fly so there is some risk of arriving and having the event cancelled. Still, it's worth the trip and with all the local wineries you will find a place to hangout. read more

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Don't come at 6:15 as is recommended! You'll end up waiting over an hour. That is, if you're coming for the blow up and fly off and aren't interested in looking at deflated hot air balloons and talking to the pilots, you can plan to arrive around 7:20. There were about twelve or so hot air balloons and they were all breathtaking. If you want to take pictures, I recommend you don't go to the airport venue, but instead position yourselves on the street or bridge. Otherwise, you'll be too close to get a good picture. This was a great way to get the community together. Check it out next year! read more

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My family visit every September to see the balloon festival in the Saturday morning and visit the state fair in afternoon..evening .. it's a treat seeing the kids eyes light up seeing the balloons fly off. It's same weekend as the state fair usually, so combine that with the balloons in a day and the kids will love you ;) read more

We came down after hearing good things about the event. The downtown had a local market running with a good number of non-food vendors selling everything from shirts to flavored cooking oils. There was a also a street chalk painting competition - some really talented folks did some cool stuff there! The sessions are held early in the morning out at the airport and then in the evening at the high school. We unfortunately came over on an evening when there was a bit of wind, and where there is wind, there are not hot air balloons. Luckily, the ballooners were good sports and put on a show that included burning a lot of propane in sync to some rap music. It was a good time, but only lasted about 15 minutes. We had a good time regardless and it was nice that they worked something out even when the weather wasn't cooperating. The balloons took off the next morning and were lovely from what we heard! A good way to spend an evening (or early morning) and worth going early to check out the street fair. read more

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First time going to this event. I guess it is best to go to this event with good weather or else there won't be a rally. Well this first time isn't the day cause NO rally and some balloons. Took some pictures and we left. Such a disappointment for this road trip. read more

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