The Balloon Festival is celebrating its 27th year in Erie. The event has been host to approximately 50 beautiful Hot Air Balloons each year. The flying area lends itself to a serene golf course, which gives way to the flames filling the mystical and colorful envelopes! Flight conditions usually lift the balloons into a calm sky sending them towards the southeast.

Other events of the day include a pancake breakfast and airplane rides held close by at the Erie Airport. A festive town fair in the historic downtown attracts over 20,000 visitors and over 200 craft and food vendors. Demonstrations are performed throughout the day, mini carnival games are available for the children, along with blow-up entertainment, Rock Climbing walls. Bands perform in the evening and five hot air balloons come in the early dusk to offer a tether balloon and/or candle glow for all the attendees to experience!