21/04/2026
Banner Advertising at the Strathaven Balloon Festival
As we approach the 26th anniversary of the Strathaven Balloon Festival, we are looking for local businesses to help sponsor the festival.
We also offer a unique opportunity to promote your business at the event by sponsoring some of the events costs, displaying your advertising banners/logos, or promoting your business on social media/press.
The festival is one of the largest volunteer led community events in Scotland. As a registered charity, we receive no public funding and rely on fundraising through sponsorship, donations and stalls. The charity has no paid staff and is run entirely by local Strathaven volunteers who give up their time freely to support the success of this community event.
A banner advertising space costs £50 per banner, you will be responsible for supplying your own banner to be fixed to Arena railings. Banners should be sized to maximum dimensions of 2 meters wide by 1 meter tall and be capable of being attached to railings by cable ties. Your banner(s) would need to be delivered to the park by 9am on Friday, 28th August 2026.
To book your banner space, please contact us at [email protected]
There are further opportunities to sponsor other event costs – such as being a headline sponsor for the evening glow costs, the stage, the sky divers, our volunteer tshirts and other costs.
Sponsoring a banner on a balloon basket may also be possible. Headline sponsorship starts from £500. To discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at [email protected]
We also welcome donations from businesses and members of the public, and in doing so you will help ensure the event takes place year on year.
Donations can be made directly through JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/page/strathaven-balloon-festival-2
Strathaven Balloon Festival
Charity Number SC046563