InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival was named the Best Event/Festival in the Past Year in Plano by Plano Magazine for 2018. The magazine collected 97,697 votes to get the Best of Plano Magazine 2018 winners in several categories. Plano Magazine staff and contributors nominate events, business and services for the Best Of Awards, which are then voted on by people in the community. See the complete list of winners here. Voters also chose InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival as in the Best Event/Festival in Plano in 2017 after 239,570 votes were cast.

 

The airborne balloons and fireworks make InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival the most visible event in town, and one of the most exciting. But the hot air balloons aren’t the only draw. On September 21-23, 2018, festival weekend also includes the Kids Korner in the Central Market Kids Fun Zone, RE/MAX of Texas Parachute Team Exhibition, live entertainment on two stages, fireworks show, delicious festival food, and the Plano Balloon Festival Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 1K. Registration for all races is available online only. The festival opens at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21. Find the full schedule of events here.

 

Additionally, this year the InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival has partnered with the North Texas Food Bank to help the City of Plano collect 50,000 pounds of peanut butter for families in need. All attendees are invited to bring a plastic jar of peanut butter to the festival to help meet the goal. A highlight of the fall season, InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival is the reason that the City of Plano is the official Hot Air Balloon Capital of Texas.

 

Tickets are available online now, or you can buy them at participating InTouch Credit Union locations. www.planoballoonfest.org