Partial List of Past Ballooning Events in Central Texas
Compiled by Lloyd Cates
October 7 & 8, 1972
The First Texas Hot Air Balloon Race
Bird’s Nest Airport, Manor Texas
July 1979
Williamson County Fair & Balloon Race
April 1983
1783-1983 Skies of Texas Bicentennial Balloon Race
Northcross Mall, Austin
11 balloons
August 1984
1st Annual Aqua Festival Balloon Race and Antique Car Race
Central Texas Ballooning Association with the Austin Horseless Carriage Club
10 balloons, 10 cars.
October 1985
Skies of Texas Bicentennial Balloon Race
Northcross Mall, Austin
15 balloons
March 1986
Texas Sesquicentennial Balloon Race
Zilker Park, Austin
May 1986
Chuy's Balloon Festival
Zilker Park & Auditorium Shores, Austin
20 balloons
August 1986
NTW Pro Balloon Classic at Aqua Festival
Zilker Park & Bergstrom Air Force Base AeroFest
12 balloons
May 1988
Capitol Centennial Celebration
Camp Mabry, Austin
70 balloons
July 1988
1st Lake Travis Flight
August 1988
NTW Pro Balloon Classic at Aquafest
Zilker Park, Austin
September 1988
Fiesta Georgetown
San Gabriel Park
10 balloons.
July 1989
1st Austin Balloon Festival
Harris Branch, Austin
64 balloons
July 1989
Albertson's KLBJ-FM Hot Air Balloon Classic at Aqua Festival
Zilker Park, Austin
July 1990
2nd Austin Balloon Festival
Harris Branch, Austin
76 balloons
August 1990
KLBJ-FM Chuy's Hot Air Balloon Classic at Aqua Festival
Zilker Park, Austin
25 balloons
May 1992
Killeen Festival of Flags Balloon Race
July 1992
2nd Lake Travis Flight
December 1992
Zilker Trail of Lights
April 1993
Stinson Field
San Antonio
May 1993
Randolph Air Force Base Armed Forces Air Show
San Antonio
July 1993
3rd Lake Travis Flight
July 1993
3rd Austin Balloon Festival
Harris Branch, Austin
December 1993
Zilker Trail of Lights
June 1994
Cedar Park Cedar Chopper Festival
July 1994
4th Lake Travis Flight
December 1994
Zilker Trail of Lights
September 1995
San Antonio
1995
Bergstrom Aerofest '95
Bergstrom Air Force Base
12 balloons
December 1995
Zilker Trail of Lights
July 1996
6th Lake Travis Flight
December 1996
New Braunfels' Glowfest '96
December 1996
Zilker Trail of Lights
April 1997
Bandera
15 balloons
July 1997
7th Lake Travis Flight
October 1997
New Braunfels
28 balloons
December 1997
Zilker Trail of Lights
12 balloons
July 1998
8th Lake Travis Flight
December 1998
Zilker Trail of Lights
July 1999
9th Lake Travis Flight
December 1999
Zilker Trail of Lights
July 2000
10th Lake Travis flight
Motorola Marathon Race
Zilker Park, Austin
Balloon tether
July 2001
11th Lake Travis Flight
December 2001
Zilker Trail of Lights
2002
12th Lake Travis Flight
July 2003
13th Lake Travis Flight
October 2003
Taylor Airport Fall Fly-in
December 2003
Zilker Trail of Lights
July 2004
14th Lake Travis Flight
June 2005
Taylor Airport Fly-in
September 2005
15th Lake Travis Flight
October 2005
Taylor Airport Fall Fly-in
June 2006
Dell Children’s Hospital Grand Opening
Mueller, Austin
19 balloons
August 2006
16th Lake Travis Flight
August 2007
17th Lake Travis Flight
July 2008
Wildseed Farms
Fredericksburg
August 2008
18th Lake Travis Flight
July 2009
Wildseed Farms
Fredericksburg
September 2009
19th Lake Travis Flight
2010
20th Lake Travis Flight
2011
21st Lake Travis Flight
August 2012
22nd Lake Travis Flight
August 2013
23rd Lake Travis Flight