Spectacular The Great Reno Balloon Race
Reno, United States
Cultural festivals
What it is
The world's largest free hot-air ballooning event in Reno, with balloons glowing against the night sky.
Dates
These dates come from the official source quoted below.
- September 9, 2027: Thursday
- September 10, 2027: Friday
- September 11, 2027: Saturday
- September 12, 2027: Sunday
“The Great Reno Balloon Race 2027 … September 9th-12th … The event is always scheduled to take place the Thursday through Sunday after Labor Day.”
Before you go
- Where
- Reno, United States
- Tickets
- Free entry
How we checked
Last checked October 19, 2026 against renoballoon.com. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The official Schedule of Events page lists the 2027 edition as September 9 to 12, 2027, at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, and states the event is free to spectators; existence was confirmed from the official homepage. The 2026 edition's dates were not found, and the Wikipedia article was not used as evidence.
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