5 Jun 2026 - 7 Jun 2026
Copa Paranaense de Balonismo 2026 - Etapa Assaí
Assaí, PR, Brazil
A Etapa 2 da Copa Paranaense de Balonismo será realizada na cidade de Assaí, reunindo pilotos e equipes de diversas regiões do estado para competições de balonismo esportivo. O evento contará com provas técnicas, voos competitivos e atividades de integração com o público, promovendo o esporte, o turismo e o desenvolvimento regional. Esta etapa faz parte do calendário oficial da competição, que prevê aproximadamente 10 etapas ao longo do ano.
5 Jun 2026 - 7 Jun 2026
Carson City Hot Air Balloon Shoot-Out 2026
Carson City, MI, United States
Hot Air Balloon Shoot-Out. This is the 21st year of the competition. The Hot Air Balloon Shoot-Out is the highlight of the Frontier Days festival. Throughout the weekend you will witness morning and evening flights as well as two spectacular evening glows.
Saga, Japan
5 Jun 2026 - 8 Jun 2026
USA Ballooning 2026 Training Camp - Waco
Waco and McGregor, Texas, United States
Practice/training camp event supporting the current and future 2026 USA Ballooning Team. This will be an open-forum event with the race director, pilots, weather, and scoring working together to improve everyone’s skillsets and decision-making. The intention is training, collaboration, and growth - while still keeping it competitive and exciting.
Benalla and Mildura, Australia
30 May 2026 - 3 Oct 2026
Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association (NOBPA) Competition Series
Northeast Ohio, United States
Over the course of the 2026 flying season, NOBPA will host up to three (3) sanctioned competitive flights to continue to support competitive ballooning, encourage newer pilots to get involved who are interested in learning about competition and give veteran competitors a chance to compete for points, practice and educate the new.
23 May 2026 - 29 Nov 2026
FLYOWA III
Indianola, Iowa, United States
Flyowa is a monthly competitive invitational series held one weekend each month from May through November. This recurring event invites local pilots to bring their balloons out of hibernation, dust off their electronics, and sharpen their piloting skills through consistent practice for upcoming summer competitions. This will not be a sanctioned event.
8 May 2026 - 6 Dec 2026
Mid Michigan Competition Series
Battle Creek, Mi, United States
Mid Michigan Competition Series is a series of competition flights held each month from May through early December. This recurring event invites local pilots dust off their electronics, and practice balloon live for upcoming summer competitions. This will not be a sanctioned event.
Various places, Sweden