2022 HOT AIR BALLOONS & PILOTS

Things are really looking up for the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival & Run and dozens of beautiful hot air balloons will participate in the 2022 activities. The special shapes include Zorro, Allycorn the Unicorn, Axel the Tiger, SpyderPig, Billy the Kid, Gizmo, and Airmadillo Cowboy. Take a Tethered Balloon Ride that lifts off the ground, hovers 20-30 feet above the ground for several minutes, but you won’t launch or fly away.

The festival is open September 22-25 and TICKETS are available online or at the gate. General admission is $10 for adults, $ 5 – kids 3-12 years old, $ 5 – Seniors 65 and older, free for kids 36″ and under, and free for all Military and First Responders (with valid ID).

TICO
Pilot: Craig Farrell
Australia
Airmadillo Cowboy Pilot:  Charlie Edwards Ft. Myers, Florida
AIRMADILLO COWBOY
Pilot: Charlie Edwards
Ft. Myers, Florida
Aris Pilot: Jason Provost Hurst, Texas
ARIS
Pilot: Jason Provost
Hurst, Texas
Axel Pilot: Craig Farrell Australia
AXEL
Pilot: Craig Farrell
Australia
Big Red Again hot air balloon pilot Joseph Calabrette from Hickory Creek, Texas
BIG RED AGAIN
Pilot: Joseph Calabrette
Hickory Creek, Texas
Billy the Kid hot air balloon pilot Steven Stokoe from Lutz, Florida
BILLY THE KID
Pilot: Steven Stokoe
Lutz, Florida
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PLANO BALLOON FESTIVAL NAMES CENTRAL MARKET AS NEW TITLE SPONSOR

​​​​​​Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. announces Central Market as the new title sponsor for the annual event set for Sept. 18-20, 2020. The three-day Festival, which began in 1980, has grown into the largest hot air balloon event in Plano and within the Lone Star State. The City of Plano is the Official Hot Air Balloon Capital of Texas and hosts more than 90,000 attendees during Festival weekend at Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve.

 

The Festival and Central Market are both passionate about creating unforgettable experiences for people within the community. Central Market initially stepped in as a sponsor of the Kids Fun Zone, then the Plano Balloon Festival Races, and in 2019 served event attendees fresh food, like their signature grilled cheese sandwiches from a food concession booth at the Festival.

 

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