The Great Texas Balloon Race

The Great Texas Balloon Race The 49th annual Great Texas Balloon Races returns June 12-14, 2026, to Longview.
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06/18/2026

The 2026 Great Texas Balloon race was one for the books! From a morning mass ascension to evening balloon glows, it was an incredible weekend. A HUGE thank you to our incredible sponsors who help make this year's event possible! We couldn't do this without your support. We appreciate you!

Lots of special memories were made during the 2026 Great Texas Balloon Race! From marriage proposals to first item tethe...
06/17/2026

Lots of special memories were made during the 2026 Great Texas Balloon Race! From marriage proposals to first item tethered balloon ride experiences and more, we love hearing about the moments that made this event memorable for you. ❣️

Let us know in the comments below what made this year’s GTBR special for you! ⬇️

Good afternoon, folks! Here’s a few more photos of sponsors and pilots that we’d like to share. Let’s give it up one mor...
06/16/2026

Good afternoon, folks! Here’s a few more photos of sponsors and pilots that we’d like to share. Let’s give it up one more time for the pilots and sponsors of the 2026 Great Texas Balloon Race! 🎉

We’ve had a few more photos come in that pilots took with their respective sponsors, and we love to see it!! Let’s give ...
06/16/2026

We’ve had a few more photos come in that pilots took with their respective sponsors, and we love to see it!! Let’s give one more shoutout to our AMAZING pilots and to our INCREDIBLE sponsors!! 👏👏👏

Here's another round of photos the pilots have sent from their visits with sponsors. We love to see it!Thanks to our won...
06/15/2026

Here's another round of photos the pilots have sent from their visits with sponsors. We love to see it!

Thanks to our wonderful pilots and sponsors.

The final night of the 2026 Great Texas Balloon Race was a GLOWING success! 🔥 Thank you to our pilots, vendors, and volu...
06/14/2026

The final night of the 2026 Great Texas Balloon Race was a GLOWING success! 🔥

Thank you to our pilots, vendors, and volunteers who put their hearts into the GTBR to make it such an incredible event for the community. And we want to give a huge THANK YOU to our sponsors, whose support makes this event possible!

We look forward to seeing you again in 2027 as we celebrate the 50th Great Texas Balloon Race! ❣

📸: Michael Cavazos Photography

Congratulations to all the winners and award recipients of this year’s Great Texas Balloon Race and Young Guns competiti...
06/14/2026

Congratulations to all the winners and award recipients of this year’s Great Texas Balloon Race and Young Guns competitions.

Rudy Bresie Award:
Rick James

Great Texas Balloon Race:
1st Place: John Petrehn
2nd Place: Chase Donner
3rd Place: Shawn Raya

Texas State Champion:
John Petrehn

Young Guns:
1st Place: Jayce Moody
2nd Place: William Vavra
3rd Place: Jacob Little

Here are a few behind the scenes photos from this morning as we studied the weather conditions before ultimately making ...
06/14/2026

Here are a few behind the scenes photos from this morning as we studied the weather conditions before ultimately making the call that it was not safe for pilots to fly. We’ll be back in a bit as we post the final results from this weekend’s Great Texas Balloon Race and Young Guns competition.

📸: Michael Cavazos Photography

Good morning, folks! Unfortunately, a dynamic weather situation was not conducive for safe flying conditions. This morni...
06/14/2026

Good morning, folks! Unfortunately, a dynamic weather situation was not conducive for safe flying conditions. This morning’s flight is canceled. Thanks, everyone, for another excellent event! We’ll update later this morning with winners from this year’s competition.

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