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Balloons & Tunes Roundup Kanab
Each year we host about 40 Hot Air Balloon Pilots over a beautiful Southern Utah weekend. We always hope for perfect weather so our pilots can launch all three mornings!
Friday, February 20th 2026
7:30am – Morning Balloon Launch (Weather permitting) @ 755 Fairway Drive
11am-7pm – Vendor Fair @ W 100 N Main Street
3pm-7pm – Live Music @ W 100 N Main Street
7pm – Lantern Launch Festival @ northwest of the vendor fair ( weather permitting )
Saturday, February 21st 2026
7:30am – Morning Balloon Launch (Weather permitting) @ 755 Fairway Drive
11am-7pm – Vendor Fair @ W 100 N Main Street
11pm-6:30pm/8pm – Live Music @ W 100 N Main Street
7pm – Balloon Glow @ Center Street/HWY 89 ( weather permitting )
8pm – Wrap Up Concert – Groovonix
Sunday, February 22nd 2026
7:30am – Morning Balloon Launch (Weather permitting) @ 755 Fairway Drive
LANTERN RETURN PROGRAM
$1 PER LANTERN RETURNED
Return lanterns to:
Kane County Treasurer’s Office
Kane County Courthouse
76 N Main Street, Kanab
Office Hours:
Mon–Thurs: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Volunteer as Crew for a balloon –
We’re looking for reliable, committed volunteers to help crew hot air balloons during Balloons & Tunes. This role requires showing up on time and taking direction seriously — pilots depend on their crews.
• Three mornings: Feb 20, 21 & 22
• 7:00 AM pilot briefing at @ 755 Fairway Drive (the old Coral Cliffs Golf Course)
• Assist with setup, inflation, and recovery on fly days
Interested? Contact Jenna Corry at jcorry@kane.utah.gov or call 435-879-1951 to fill out the volunteer form and be assigned a pilot.
Occasional flights may be offered if time and weather allow, but commitment comes first.
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Welcome to Balloons and Tunes!
Hot Air Balloon Launches will take place at the former Coral Cliffs Golf Course in Kanab each morning at 7:30am (weather permitting). Starting Friday afternoon join us on W 100 North for a one-of-a-kind vendor fair and listen to our great bands followed by a Lantern Festival.
Saturday morning will start us off with another Balloon Launch (weather permitting), a vendor fair throughout the day and into the evening, and to end the day join us on Center Street for a Balloon Glow at 7 pm followed by live bands playing into the night!
Don’t forget, there will be one last Balloon Launch on Sunday morning (weather permitting), so be sure to stay all weekend!
Don’t forget to Stay A Little Longer and play throughout the long weekend. Explore our site for more information and inspiration while you stay and play! Check out one of our preplanned Itineraries .
Worried about the possibility of “Bad Weather”? No need to worry, in the case of “Bad Weather” the event will still go on without a hitch! Each morning balloon launch at the former Coral Cliffs Golf Course will start with a Pilot Weather Report from our Balloonmeister Bryan Hill, as he delivers the news if it is safe to fly. Balloons flying are never guaranteed at an event like this. But there is so much more to do if there is “Bad Weather”. Stay for the entertaining bands, vendors and more! If it is too windy or raining/snowing there will be no lantern launch on Friday night, but there will be a candle stick show from our balloon pilots on Center Street Saturday night (pictured below). Stay the whole weekend for tons of Balloons and Tunes fun! You won’t be disappointed.
***How do we know if Balloons are flying? How do I know if there will be a Balloon Glow? Are Lanterns going to Launch? How do I know?!?***
Go to the Kanab Balloons & Tunes Roundup Facebook Page for updates on the Pilot Briefing at the launch site and updates for other elements of the event throughout the weekend, so go give us a follow and don’t miss a thing!!
Applications are closed for the 2026 Balloons and Tunes –
2027 Applications – available July 1st 2026 – September 30th 2026
Become a Sponsor –
Balloon Sponsorships are $1500 and include a ride for two, *Weather pending, some swag, dinner for two at our pilot dinner and your banner attached to your balloon each day regardless of weather.
If interested please email canderson@kane.utah.gov