Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival
May 2-4, 2024
The Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival at OWA Parks & Resort benefits the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce.
Named the 2021 Event of the Year by the Alabama Tourism Department, this all-ages hot air balloon festival is free-to-enter with a variety of activities and entertainment to keep your imagination soaring. The festival features daily live music and entertainment, arts and crafts displays, and balloon glows.
This year’s event will feature 50 balloons with pilots from across the country! Catch the Balloon Glow (weather and wind permitting) daily beginning around dusk.
Schedule of Events:
4 pm – 9 pm, festival open with food & retail vendors, and arts & crafts vendors
- 4:00 pm – 8:00pm: Kids Activities
- 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Caricature Artist
- 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – VIP Tent Only:dinner is available to VIP ticket holders
- 4:30 – 6:00 pm: This Side of 49* on OWA Island
- 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm: Free Lawn Games on OWA Island
- 5:00 pm: Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dog Show
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Tri-City Saviors* on OWA Island
- 7:00 pm: Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dog Show
- 7:30 pm: Balloon Glow (weather & wind permitting)
11 am – 10 pm, festival open to the public with food & retail vendors, and arts & crafts vendors
- 11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Meet & Greet**
- 11:30 am: Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dog Show
- 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Interactive Hot Air Balloon Display (weather and wind permitting)
- 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Balloon Artist
- 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Free Lawn Games on OWA Island
- 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Hot Air Balloon Pilots Meet & Greet**
- 3:00 pm: Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dog Show
- 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Kids Activities
- 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Funky Lampshades* on OWA Island
- 6:30 pm: Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dog Show
- 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – VIP Tent Only: dinner is available to VIP ticket holders
- 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Eric Michael Taylor* on OWA Island
- 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Tethered Rides & Balloon Glow (weather & wind permitting)
- 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Southbound 75* on OWA Island
**Meet & Greet Tent in the Festival Field
11 am – 10 pm, festival open to the public with food & retail vendors, and arts & crafts vendors
- 11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Meet & Greet**
- 11:30 am: Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dog Show
- 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Free Lawn Games on OWA Island
- 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: OWA Theater Showcase
- 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Pow Wow Club Performance* on OWA Island
- 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Ryan Dyer* on OWA Island
- 3:00 pm: Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dog Show
- 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Interactive Hot Air Balloon Display (wind & weather permitting)
- 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Hot Air Balloon Pilots Meet & Greet **
- 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Kids Activities in Downtown OWA
- 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – VIP Tent Only:dinner is available to VIP ticket holders
- 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Hannah Anders* on OWA Island
- 6:30 pm:Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dog Show
- 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Tethered Rides & Balloon Glow (weather & wind permitting)
- 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Drive!Drive!* on OWA Island
** Meet & Greet Tent in the Festival Field
