About This Event
The city of Natchez makes a picturesque historic backdrop for balloonatics from all around the country during the annual hot-air balloon festival, when balloonists fly above the high bluffs and the Mississippi River.
The Balloon Glow and fireworks show are always a show-stopper, as is a lineup of bands that this year includes the Velcro Pygmies, Candace Bush Band, Laine Hardy, Vasti Jackson, Mother's Finest, the Vagabonds, the Kudzu Kings, and Galactic. The sight of hot air balloons suspended above the Mississippi River, when viewed from the two-hundred-foot river bluffs, is not soon forgotten.
The Natchez Balloon Festival also includes a Sports Tent showing all the weekend's big games on big-screen TVs. Children's activities, carnival rides, and regional foods are always around, so it's up, up, and away you go to Natchez this weekend!
Ticket Info
(General admission and VIP packages available. Ticket Sales are Final-No Refunds.)
Friday
- General admission: $20
Saturday
- General admission: $35 in advance, $40 day-of
- Saturday VIP: $130 in advance, $155 day-of
Sunday
- General admission: $10
Weekend Pass
- General admission: $45 in advance, $55 day-of
- Weekend VIP: $325 in advance, $375 day-of
- Children ten and under are free.
VIP Tickets
VIP tickets provide access to the Cappy Stahlman Sponsor and VIP tent overlooking the Mississippi River with an open bar on Friday 10/17, private cash bar on Saturday and Sunday, tables and chairs, and air-conditioned restrooms. The weekend VIP pass includes a dinner in the tent on Friday night.
*Please note: Carnival rides and access to the grounds requires a separate ticket, which can be purchased on site.
Details
- Balloon flights at 7 am Friday, and 7:30 am Saturday and Sunday (weather permitting).
- Festival kicks-off at 4 pm Friday, 11 am Saturday, and 11 am Sunday on the grounds of Rosalie Bicentennial Garden, 100 Orleans Street.
- 3 entry gates are located on Broadway Street, Orleans Street, and behind Rosalie. Pro tip: Buy your tickets in advance: Holders of pre-purchased tickets have access to a fast-track entry lane. No waiting required.
More info: natchezballoonfestival.com
Where It's Happening
Meet the Organizer
The Natchez Balloon Festival, established in 1986, is a weekend-long celebration of hot-air balloons and outstanding live music that has become the largest and most successful festival in Southwest Mississippi. Festival site is located in historic downtown Natchez on the parklike grounds of the columned mansion Rosalie.
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