Tickets can be purchased at the nearby gift shop and all rides are given on a first-come-first-serve basis. Balloons Over Rockbridge is a hot air balloon festival that is held every July at the Virginia Horse Center Oak Hill property in Lexington, Virginia.
When you’re ready to book your flight, you can request a reservation online, email office@virginiahotairballoon.com, or call us at 434-996-9008.
Visitors can bring a lawn chair or blanket to relax on the grass and enjoy live music, beverages, and food. There are many food and merchandise vendors as well as beer and wine. Sign up for Virginia is for Lovers Emails now! The two-day Flying Circus Hot Air Balloon Festival starts at 6 am with the spectacular lift-off. Virginia’s festivals have a wonderful reputation for bringing together communities in celebration of all the things we love most about living here, be it music, food, wine, history, or anything in between. If you don’t want to wait until August to participate, there are flying shows scheduled each Sunday from May to October (without hot air balloon rides).
as well as uniformed Scout Groups. For more than 20 years, Mandy Baskin has shared her enthusiasm for lighter-than-air flight first as Crew Chief and then pilot for Bonaire Charters, then as Chief Pilot and owner of Monticello Country Ballooning. A hot air balloon festival in a beautiful location. Zoom in for local view. This one-of-a-kind annual festival gives visitors the opportunity to soar above the Shenandoah Valley in a colorful hot air balloon. If your questions aren’t answered there, shoot us an email at office@virginiahotairballoon.com or call us at 434-996-9008. Balloons vary in size and shape, the smaller ones accommodating two passengers and the pilot and the bigger ones accommodating a few more. Love Virginia? Many balloons offer tethered and chartered flights that have to be booked in advance. We believe that supporting local attractions is important now more than ever and we hope our articles inspire your future adventures! And on that note, please nominate your favorite local business that could use some love right now: The festival is scheduled for Saturday, August 19th and Sunday, August 20th of this year. We offer sunrise and sunset flights year-round in the greater Charlottesville area. From the massive Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta to lower key regional gatherings, hot air balloon festivals bring the celebration to the sky.
“Hands down this is the best ballooning company out there.”, “Mandy, at Monticello Country Ballooning, could not have been friendlier, more helpful, supportive (to those of us a little scared! The festival features live music, piloted balloon flights, and tethered flights. Held in Greenville, South Carolina, this festival is … Enjoy the view of colourful balloons against the stunning backdrop of Blue Ridge Mountains. Get more stories delivered right to your email.