Schedule of Events
The Great Reno Balloon Race is FREE to spectators thanks to the generous support of event sponsors. The event is always scheduled to take place the first Friday through Sunday after Labor Day.
The Great Reno Balloon Race 2020
September 11th – 13th
Thursday, September 10
6:45 a.m. – Preview Day Launch (Sponsors and Invited Media)
Friday, September 11
3:30 a.m.- Gates open to Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
5:00 a.m. – Super Glow Show
5:30 a.m. – Dawn Patrol
6:45 a.m.- National Anthem
7:00 a.m. – Mass Ascension Launch
9:30 a.m. – Tesla and Allstate Tissue Paper Balloon Launch
4:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m – Shopping along Balloon Boulevard
Saturday, September 12
Paint The Park Pink
3:30 a.m.- Gates open to Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
5:00 a.m.- Glow Show
5:30 a.m. – Dawn Patrol
6:45 a.m. – National Anthem
7:00 a.m.- Mass Ascension Launch
7:00-7:30 a.m.- Biggest Little Pajama Party & Bed Head Competition
8:00 -8:30 a.m.- Bed-Head Competition Judging
4:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.- Shopping along Balloon Boulevard
Sunday, September 13
Donor Awareness Day
3:30 a.m.- Gates open to Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
5:00 a.m – Glow Show
5:30 a.m. – Dawn Patrol
6:45 a.m. – National Anthem
7:00 a.m.- Mass Ascension Launch
6:00-8:00 a.m.-Girl Scouts Scavenger Hunt/Sign Up to be a Girl Scout
4:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.- Shopping along Balloon Boulevard
EVENT LOCATION
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
1595 N. Sierra St.
Reno, Nevada
