Schedule of Events
The Great Reno Balloon Race is FREE to spectators thanks to the generous support of event sponsors. It is always scheduled for the first Friday through Sunday after Labor Day.
2018 Great Reno Balloon Race
September 7th – 9th
Thursday, September 6
6:45 a.m. – Preview Day Launch (Sponsors and invited Media)
Friday, September 7
3:30 a.m.- Gates open to Rancho San Rafael Park
5:15 a.m. – Super Glow Show
6:45 a.m.- National Anthem
7:00 a.m. – Mass Ascension Launch/Judge Declared Target Competition
9:30 a.m. – Pennington Foundation Tissue Paper Balloon Launch
10:00 a.m.- Competitions End
4:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m – Shopping along Balloon Boulevard
Saturday,September 8
Paint The Park Pink
3:30 a.m.- Gates open to Rancho San Rafael Park
5 a.m.- Glow Show
5:30 a.m. – Dawn Patrol
6:45 a.m. – National Anthem
7:00 a.m.- Mass Ascension of balloons/Judge Declared Target Competition begins
7:00-7:30 a.m.- Biggest Little Pajama Party & Bed Head Competition
8:00 -8:30 a.m.- Bed-Head Competition Judging
10:00 a.m. Competitions end
4:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.- Shopping along Balloon Boulevard
Sunday, September 9
3:30 a.m.- Gates open to Rancho San Rafael Park
5 a.m – Glow Show
5:30 a.m. – Dawn Patrol
6:45 a.m. – National Anthem
7:00 a.m.- Mass Ascension of balloons
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
