Angola Balloons Aloft

Our inflatable kids fun zone is back for another year.

The fun zone offers hours of entertainment and is open Friday, July 10 from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, July 11 from noon to 9 p.m. We have 10 inflatables for the kids to enjoy during Angola Balloons Aloft. Tickets are $1 each and each inflatable is three tickets. All-day wrist bands will be sold for $25 and give kids unlimited play in the fun zone for each day purchased. (An extra $2 will be charged for credit card sales.) Ticket sales end at 8:30 p.m. each night.

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we're getting ready to celebrate in a big way at Angola Balloons Aloft! In just four weeks, the skies above Angola will come alive with colorful balloons and a weekend full of patriotic fun and community pride.

The countdown is officially on! 28 days and counting. 🎉🎈

Angola Balloons Aloft welcomes back Zack Jackson, Landon Kohtz and Ben Leatherman.

Jackson joins us from Fishers and will compete in "Quarter Life Crisis." He's sponsored by Best-One Tire & Auto Care of Angola. Kohtz of Wayland, Mich., is flying "Heatwave" and is sponsored by Jacob Insurance Service LLC while Leatherman of East Leroy, Mich., will fly "Timeless." He's sponsored by Leatherman Hardscape.

See all the balloons fly Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11 at Angola Balloons Aloft 2026. All flights are wind and weather permitting. A big thank you goes out to our sponsors who help bring this great community event to Steuben County!

Cynthia Seal is back for Angola Balloons Aloft 2026! The crowd favorite is piloted by Pat Rolfe of Battle Creek, Mich., and is sponsored by Steuben County Community Foundation. We welcome Michael O'Brien of Berkley, Mich., who is sponsored by Monument Pizza Pub and competes in "Coulda Been A Boat." We also say hello to McKenna Secrist from Bothell, Wash., sponsored by 3Rivers Federal Credit Union. She will compete in the beautiful "Zippity."

Come see these balloons at Angola Balloons Aloft July 10 and 11 at Angola High School. As always, admission and parking are free thanks to our generous sponsors!

In between welcoming our pilots, we wanted to post a reminder about the flights and when the call is made if it's safe to fly.

Before any hot air balloons launch, the pilots meet for a safety briefing. The status of each flight will NOT be announced until after this meeting. The pilots meet at 6:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. to determine if the wind and weather conditions are safe for flying. We always make the safety of our pilots and crew a priority. We realize many travel from long distances to watch this awesome event, but we simply are unable to announce the status of any flight until after the briefing. Even if it seems calm at ground level, the winds can be higher just a few hundred feet up. This may cause a flight to be delayed or cancelled.

The status of each flight will be announced on Facebook as soon as information becomes available following the pilot briefing. Flights are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11 as well as 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 12. There's also a flight planned Friday, July 10 at 7 a.m. with a smaller number of pilots.