There’s something so magical about a hot air balloon, don’t you think? It takes us straight back to the magic of childhood when anything suspended in the air took on an air of magic when science didn’t quite exist in all its rules and requirements and there was a little fantasy that ruled the earth. The Great Smoky Mountain Balloon Festival takes place every summer in Townsend, Tennessee, and it’s a great event for folks of all ages. Bring the kids and get ready for a few hours of community fun as the sun sets and the balloons go airborne.
GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival - Facebook In past years, the Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival has been an expansive community affair, one that fills the fields of Townsend with cheering families and the skies with beautiful, spectacular balloons. This year, the event will be held on August 21, 2021, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival - Facebook Doesn’t that color palette just look dreamy? The balloons in the sky lit by the sunset…it’s something you don’t see too often - unless you live in Townsend, of course.
GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival - Facebook Professional balloonists light the sky with glowing balloons and tethered rides are offered to visitors. Down below, however, there’s a slew of earth-bound activities that are fun for the whole family.
GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival - Facebook Kids will have a ball taking part in the family-friendly activities, and there will be crafters both displaying and selling their artwork on the communal lawn.
GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival - Facebook Settle down with a meal from the food truck court or grab a cold one from the beer tent because there’s live entertainment too!
GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival - Facebook Community togetherness is very important here in Tennessee, and at the Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival you can expect to bond with your neighbor over the simple beauty of the world.
GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival - Facebook Parking is $25 a car and allows for 4 admission tickets. If you choose to park off-site the admission is $5. We’d recommend booking parking tickets and tethered ride tickets ahead of time by way of the link below.
You can learn more about the Great Smoky Mountain Balloon Festival with a visit to its official website or Facebook page. Make sure you buy tickets ahead of time if you can right here as well.
GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival - Facebook
In past years, the Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival has been an expansive community affair, one that fills the fields of Townsend with cheering families and the skies with beautiful, spectacular balloons. This year, the event will be held on August 21, 2021, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Doesn’t that color palette just look dreamy? The balloons in the sky lit by the sunset…it’s something you don’t see too often - unless you live in Townsend, of course.
Professional balloonists light the sky with glowing balloons and tethered rides are offered to visitors. Down below, however, there’s a slew of earth-bound activities that are fun for the whole family.
Kids will have a ball taking part in the family-friendly activities, and there will be crafters both displaying and selling their artwork on the communal lawn.
Settle down with a meal from the food truck court or grab a cold one from the beer tent because there’s live entertainment too!
Community togetherness is very important here in Tennessee, and at the Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival you can expect to bond with your neighbor over the simple beauty of the world.
Parking is $25 a car and allows for 4 admission tickets. If you choose to park off-site the admission is $5. We’d recommend booking parking tickets and tethered ride tickets ahead of time by way of the link below.
Enjoy a little more fun here in Tennessee with a stop at this darling little cafe on the Cumberland Gap.
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