Up and Away Hot Air Balloon & Music Festival

The Up and Away Hot Air Balloon & Music Festival returns to Staheli Family Farm, 3400 S Washington Fields Rd in Washington, on Friday and Saturday, January 15 and 16, 2027, Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. The organizers say about 30 balloon pilots launch from the farm each year, weather permitting, and all times are approximate. Both days include a morning launch from 7 to 10 a.m., tethered balloon rides starting at 8 a.m. (sold separately online, not at the farm), a vendor and craft fair, the Rising Star Talent Competition, and a Balloon Glow at 6:30 p.m. Friday's vendor fair runs 4 to 9 p.m. with the talent contest at 5 p.m.; Saturday adds a classic car show at 10 a.m., the vendor fair from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and talent contests at 2 and 5 p.m. Admission is $1 for everyone age 2 and older; bring your QR code to enter. For the previous festival, see our Up and Away Balloon Festival guide, and for another race the same weekend, the Dragon's Tail Stair Climb Challenge.