Plano Balloon Festival

4 DAYS. 4 SCHEDULES. ONE SHARED HORIZON. Official daily schedules for the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival are here! Swipe through and start planning every moment of your festival weekend. 👆 🎟️ Tickets available online or at the gate. 🌐 planoballoonfest.org

2026 H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival Photo credit: Brian Lamacchio Plano Photography Club

2026 H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival Photo credit: Bernadette Dozier Plano Photography Club

Save the Date: October 6th for National Night Out! "It's a night to dedicated to strengthening neighborhood spirit, building police community partnerships, and celebrating the people who make Plano feel like home." - Plano Police Department #nationalnightout #planopolice

🦓 A huge THANK YOU to our 2026 Launch Directors, affectionately known throughout the ballooning world as the Zebras, for the early mornings, long hours and commitment to keeping our pilots, crews and guests safe throughout the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival.

A huge THANK YOU to the volunteers, pilots, sponsors, hot air balloons, vendors, food concessionaires, non-profit agencies, Radio Club, Festival team, City of Plano Police and Fire Departments, and to every single person who came out to celebrate with us.

Meet Steve Lombardi of Edgewood, TX! Steve has served as Director of Ballooning Operations for RE/MAX and helped organize major balloon events, including the Ballunar Liftoff near NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

MORNING UPDATE: The winds at the surface exceed our safety margins for balloon flights this morning. Based on this, we will move forward with some alternate balloon activities on the field. We are continuing to evaluate the situation regarding the actual and forecast winds.

2026 H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival. Photo credit: Nick Wong Plano Photography Club

2026 H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival. Photo credit: Earl Snoga Plano Photography Club

🔥 Balloon Glow 📅 Saturday, September 19 ⏰ 7:30 PM 🎈 Presented by H-E-B | Central Market 🌐 planoballoonfest.org Balloon activities are subject to weather conditions. #PlanoBalloonFestival #BalloonGlow #PlanoTX #HotAirBalloons #HEB #CentralMarket

🌵 Meet the Visit Las Cruces balloon, piloted by Jacob Little of Glendale, Arizona. So when you spot Visit Las Cruces across our Shared Horizon, consider it your airborne invitation to start planning your next road trip west. 🌄 Explore more at VisitLasCruces.com.

FUN continues at the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival! #FOX4 #HeatherHays #SharedHorizon fox4news.com/video/fmc-et1l5…

🎉 Meet CONFETTI, piloted by Cleatus McDonel, bringing a burst of red, white, blue and sunshine-bright color to our Shared Horizon at the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival. TIX & INFO: planoballoonfest.org/

2026 H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival at Red Tail Pavilion / Oak Point Park in Plano, Texas Photo Credit: David Swinney Plano Photography Club

BALLOON + PILOT SPOTLIGHT: IMON8 Back for another trip across our Shared Horizon, meet IMON8, piloted by Jeff Abel of Haslet, Texas! 💙 TIX & INFO: planoballoonfest.org/

🚗 Headed to the festival? Let’s get you parked without the plot twist. Use one of our official festival parking locations for easy access, then follow the signs and head toward the fun. 🚌✨ planoballoonfest.org/p/about…

This is your guide to Tethered Rides at the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival and provided courtesy of Rohr Balloons. INFO: rohrballoons.com/plano-ballo…

Day Two at the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival at Red Tail Pavilion / Oak Point Park in Plano, Texas. Photo credit: Hemant Ojha

2026 H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival at Red Tail Pavilion / Oak Point Park Photo credit: Michael Ybarra Plano Photography Club

🚫 NO DRONE ZONE 🚫 The H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival grounds are a NO DRONE ZONE. Unauthorized drone operations may result in enforcement action and penalties under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Thank you for your cooperation.