| Date | Event Name | Where | Organiser Details/Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
May 2012 | |||
| 3-6 May | Honda Grand Prix 2 | Saku, Japan | www.air-b.com |
| 5-7 May | Trentham Gardens Meet | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, UK | meets@nwbac.com |
| 10-12 May | Preakness Celebration Balloon Festival | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | www.ballooningusa.com/preakness |
| 11-13 May | Walla Walla Balloon Stampede | Walla Walla, Washington, USA | www.wwvchamber.com |
| 11-13 May | Sunflower Balloon Fest | Anthony, Kansas, USA | www.sunflowerballoonfest.com |
| 11-13 May | Stuttgart Linde Open Gas Balloon Race | Stuttgart, Germany | www.slo2011.ballon-stuttgart.de |
| 16-20 May | Belgian Balloon Trophy | Hotton, Belgium | www.bbt2012.balloonfederation.be |
| 16-20 May | Swiss Balloon Championship | Sitterdorf, Switzerland | www.ballonfrieden.ch |
| 17-19 May | Heavenly Allgau Balloon Festival | Kisslegg, Allgau, Germany | www.himmlisches-allgaeu.de |
| 19-20 May | British Balloon Museum & Library Inflation Day and Maypole Meet |
Venue Changed to: LAKESIDE LODGE, PIDLEY, UK |
www.britishballoonmuseum.org.uk |
| 22-27 May | FAI Junior Ballooning Championship | Marijampole, Lithuania | www.worldjunior2012hab.org |
| 25 May | Hofteballooning, Hengevelde | Hengevelde, Netherlands | www.hofteballooning.nl |
| 25-28 May | Freedom Weekend Aloft | Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA | www.freedomweekend.org |
| 25-27 May | The Flying Man of Pocklington | Pocklington, N Yorks, UK | www.prba.org.uk |
| 25-28 May | Red, White and Blue Balloon Rally | Letchworth, New York, USA | www.balloonsoverletchworth.com |
| 26-28 May | Montgolfiades Chalon-sur-Saone | Chalon-sur-Saone, France | www.montgolfiades71.com |
| 30 May-2 June | LMT Cup | Madona, Latvia | www.lmtkauss.lv |
| 31 May-2 June | Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race + Festival | Helen, Georgia, USA | www.helenballoon.com |
June 2012 | |||
| 1-2 June | Telluride Balloon Festival | Telluride, Colorado, USA | www.tellurideballoonfestival.com |
| 1-3 June | Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival | Winchester, California, USA | www.tvbwf.com |
| 1-3 June | Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival | Cambridge, New York, USA | www.cambridgenychamber.com |
| 1-4 June | Castlepollard Balloon Festival | Tullynally, Co Westmeath, Ireland | www.tullynallycastle.com |
| 2-3 June | Thunder on the Lakeshore | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA | www.manitowocairshow.com |
| 3-4 June | Queens Diamond Jubilee Meet | Romsey, Hampshire, UK | info@digital-21st.co.uk |
| 4 June | 3-4-40 Jubilee Flyout and Beacon Glow | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK | www.3440.org |
| 2-5 June | Jubilee Meet | Kirby Lonsdale, Cumbria, UK | meets@nwbac.com |
| 6-10 June | Kosice Balloon Fiesta | Kosice, Slovakia | ingrid@balon.sk |
| 7-10 June | Krakov Competition and European Union Cup | Bochnia, Nowy Wisnicz, Poland | biuro@aeroklubkrakowski.pl |
| 7-10 June | Held Trophy | Appenzell, Switzerland | www.heldtrophy.com |
| 8-10 June | Evesham Balloon Meet | Evesham, Worcestershire, UK | eveshamhotairfest@btinternet.com |
| 8-10 June | Witton Castle Meet | Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, UK | www.prba.org.uk |
| 8-10 June | Balloon Festival Bonn | Bonn, Germany | www.ballonfestival-bonn.de |
| 9-17 June | Pskov International Balloon Meeting | Velikie Luki, Pskov, Russia | www.ballooning.ru |
| 10-12 June | Jamesville Balloonfest | Jamesville, Nr Syracuse, New York, USA | www.syracuseballoonfest.com |
| 15-17 June | Wickenby Wings and Wheels | Wickenby Aerodrome, Nr. Lincoln UK | committee@prba.org.uk |
| 15-17 June | Exclusive Cup | Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK | fly@balloon.tv |
| 15-17 June | Gulf Coast Balloon Festival | Foley, Alabama. USA | www.gulfcoastballoonfestival.com |
| 15-17 June | Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival | Quechee, New England, USA | www.quecheeballoonfestival.com |
| 15-24 June | Warstein Balloon Sail Week | Kiel, Germany | www.balloon-sail.de |
| 16-17 June | Ballons et Bastides | Villefranche de Rouergue, Najac, France | www.ballonsetbastides.com |
| 21-24 June | Cappadocia Balloon Festival | Nevsehir, Turkey | www.kapadokyabalonfestivali.com |
| 21-24 June | Tigard Balloon Festival | Tigard, Oregon, USA | www.tigardballoon.org |
| 22-24 June | Brocklesby Park Country Fair | Grimsby, Lincs, UK | committee@prba.org.uk |
| 22-24 June | Polish German Balloon Festival | Szczecinek, Poland | latanie@gmail.com |
| 22-24 June | Montgolfiades de St Germain du Bois | Saint-Germain-du-Bois, France | contact@les3b.org |
| 26 June-1 July | Czech National Championships | Radesin, Czech Republic | www.balonove-mistrovstvi.cz |
| 27 June-1 July | Battle Creek Airshow + Balloon Festival | Battle Creek, Michigan, USA | www.bcballoons.com |
| 28 June-1 July | Ashland Ohio Balloonfest | Ashland Ohio, USA | www.ashlandohioballoonfest.com |
| 29-30 June | Ballooning on the Balcony | Cingoli, Italy | www.mongolfiere.it |
| 29 June-1 July | White Horse Balloon Meet | Thirsk, N Yorks, UK | www.prba.org.uk |
| 30 June-1 July | BBAC President's Trophy Meet | Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK | www.ballooncomps.org.uk |
| 29 June-2 September | Taiwan Balloon Festival | Taitung, Taiwan Any 7 days over period |
carol00316@hotmail.com |
| 30 June-7 July | Heavenly Fair Balloon Festival | Kungur, Perm, Russia | www.ballooning.ru |
July 2012 | |||
| 5-8 July | European Balloon Festival | Igualada, Spain | admin@ultramagic.com |
| 6-8 July | Sunkiss Balloon Festival | Glens Falls, New York, USA | festival.sunkissballooning.com |
| 8-22 July | Italian International Grand Prix | Todi, Italy | todigrandprix@tiscalinet.it |
| 11-15 July | LuxGSM World Championship | Echternach, Luxembourg | www.wbt.lu |
| 12-15 July | Golden Ring of Russia Balloon Festival | Pereslavl-Zaleski, Yaroslavl, Russia | aerosatc@rosmail.ru |
| 20-21 July | Balloons over the Mississippi | Fort Madison, Iowa, USA | www.fortmadisonballoons.com |
| 20-22 July | Hillsborough Balloon Festival | Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA | www.balloonfestival.org |
| 21-22 July | GB Grand Prix 1 | Ludlow, Shropshire, UK | www.compsclub.bbac.org |
| 24 July-4 August | International Youth Camp | Stuttgart, Germany | www.ballon.eu |
| 24-29 July | US Nationals | Longview, Texas, USA | www.greattexasballoonrace.com |
| 25-29 July | Latvian Open Balloon Championship | Valmeira, Latvia | www.ballooning.lv |
| 25-29 July | Friese Ballonfeesten | Joure, Netherlands | www.ballonfeesten.nl |
| 26-29 July | Magic City Hot AirBalloon Rally | Billings, Montana, USA | www.magiccityhotairballoonrally.com |
| 26-29 July | Saxonia International Balloon Festival | Leipzig, Germany | www.balloonfiesta.de |
| 27-29 July | QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning | Readington,New Jersey, USA | www.balloonfestival.com |
| 27-29 July | Balloons over Niagara | Sanborn, New York, USA | www.niagraracc.suny.edu |
| 28-29 July | Ballonmeeting Stad Eeklo | Eeklo, Belgium | www.meetjeslandseballoonmeeting.be |
| 27-29 July | Bedale Balloon Meet | Bedale, North Yorkshire, UK | www.prba.org.uk |
| 28 July-4 August | International Youth Balloon Camp | Weilimdorf, Stuttgart, Germany | tim@hopstein-diller.de |
| 28 July-4 August | Warren County Farmers Fair Balloon Fest | Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA | www.balloonfestnj.com |
August 2012 | |||
| 1-5 August | Festivent | Levis, Quebec, Canada | www.festivent.net |
| 3-5 August | Green Grove Gardens Balloon Festival | Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA | www.greengrovegardensballoonfestival.net |
| 9-12 August | Bristol International Balloon Fiesta | Ashton Court, Bristol, UK | www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk |
| 10-12 August | Driffield Steam Fair | Driffield, E Yorks, UK | meets@prba.org.uk |
| 11-19 August | St Jean sur Richelieu Balloon Festival | St Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec, Canada | www.ballooncanada.com |
| 15-18 August | Barneveld Balloon Fiesta | Barneveld, Netherlands | www.ballonfiestabarneveld.nl |
| 17-18 August | Ballonfestival Grave | Grave, Netherlands | www.ballonfestival-grave.nl |
| 17-19 August | Northampton Balloon Festival | Billing, Northamptonshire, UK | www.thenorthamptonballoonfestival.co.uk |
| 17-19 August | Centralia Balloon Fest | Illinois, USA | www.balloon-fest.com |
| 17-19 August | Kevelaer Balloon Festival | Kevelaer, Germany | sylvia201054@yahoo.co.uk |
| 19 August | Balloons, Bikes & Ferraris | Groombridge Place, Tunbridge Wells, UK | www.groombridge.co.uk |
| 17-25 August | FAI World Balloon Championships | Battle Creek, Michigan, USA | www.balloonworlds2012.com |
| 24 August | Seppe Airfield Balloon Meet | Seppe, Brabant, Netherlands | www.balloonteam.nl |
| 24-26 August | Sweetheart Balloon Rally | Loveland, Colorado, USA | www.engagingloveland.org |
| 24-26 August | Lower Bavarian Balloon Race | Landshut, Germany | www.bsg-landshut.de |
| 24-25 August | Metamora Country Days Balloon Festival | Michigan, USA | www.metamorachamber.org |
| 24-26 August | Strathaven Balloon Festival | Strathaven, Scotland, UK | www.strathavenballoonfestival.co.uk |
| 24-27 August | Tiverton Balloon Festival | Devon, UK | www.tivertonballoonfestival.co.uk |
| 25-27 August | Coniston Meet | Torver, Coniston, Cumbria, UK | meets@nwbac.com |
| 31 August-1 Sept | Ballon Fiesta Meerstad | Meerstad, Netherlands | www.ballonfiestameerstad.nl |
| 31 August-1 Sept | Gatineau Balloon Festival | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | www.montgolfieresgatineau.com |
| 31 August-3 Sept | New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville, New York, USA | www.nyfob.com |
| 31 August-8 Sept | Warsteiner Internationale Montgolfiade | Warstein, Germany | www.warsteiner-montgolfiade.com |
| 31 August-8 Sept | Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett | Toggenburg, Switzerland | www.gordonbennett2012.ch |
September 2012 | |||
| 1-2 September | 36th Annual Colorado Balloon Classic | Colorado Springs, USA | www.balloonclassic.com |
| 7-9 September | Grassroots Meet 2012 | Sackville Lodge, Bedford, UK | www.grassrootsballooning.org.uk |
| 7-9 September | The Great Reno Balloon Race | Reno, Nevada, USA | www.renoballoon.com |
| 7-9 September | Van Wert Ohio Hot Air Affair | Van Wert, Ohio, USA | jersons@msn.com |
| 7-16 September | Ferrara Balloon Festival | Ferrara, Italy | www.ferrarafestival.it |
| 10-16 September | GB National Championships | Pidley, Cambs, UK | www.compsclub.bbac.org |
| 14-16 September | Thueringer Montgolfiade | Heldburg, Germany | www.thueringer-montgolfiade.de |
| 14-16 September | South German Balloon Race | Altotting, Germany | reiballonclub.de |
| 14-18 September | Lycoming Co Rotary Clubs Festival | Hughesville, Pennsylvania, USA | www.lcorotary.com |
| 15-17 September | Honda Grand Prix 3 | Saku, Japan | www.air-b.com |
| 18-22 September | FAI Women's European Championship | Frankenthal, Germany | www.womeneuropeans2012balloon.de |
| 20-23 September | Airondack Balloon Festival | Glens Falls, New York, USA | www.adirondackballoonfest.org |
| 21-23 September | Naburn Lock Balloon Meet | Naburn Lock, York, UK | www.prba.org.uk |
| 21-23 September | Garden City Balloon Classic | Kansas, USA | www.gardencitychamber.net |
| 22-28 September | International Libro Balloon Festival | Kirchberg, Tirol, Austria | www.ballooningtyrol.com |
| 26-30 September | Wloclawek Balloon Contest | Poland | www.balony.wloclawek.pl |
| 28 Sept-1 Oct | Ballonwoche Flims | Flims, Switzerland | www.ballonwoche-flims.ch |
| 29 Sept-7 Oct | Paestum Balloon Festival | Salerno, Napoli, Italy | www.mongolfiere.it | October 2012 |
| 5-7 October | Women's Balloon Meet | Welshpool, Powys, UK | balloonjourneys@alliedunnington.co.uk |
| 5-7 October | Vencimont Balloon Meet | Vencimont, Belgium | info@aerovolare.be |
| 6-7 October | GB Grand Prix 2 | Husbands Bosworth, Leics, UK | www.compsclub.bbac.org |
| 6-14 October | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | www.balloonfiesta.com |
| 5-7 October | One Man's Balloon Meet | Welshpool, Powys, UK | phil@gonewiththewind.uk.com |
| 26-27 October | Celina Balloon Festival | Texas, USA | www.celinaballoonfestival.com |
| 27-28 October | Masino Castle Balloon Festival | Turin, Italy | www.mongolfiere.it |
| 31 Oct-4 NovOctober | Honda Grand Prix 4 | Saku, Japan | www.air-b.com | November 2012 |
| 16-19 November | Humber Bridge Balloon Meet | Hull Aero Club, Leven, E Yorks, UK | www.prba.org.uk |
| 21-25 November | Honda International Championship | Tochigi, Japan | www.air-b.com | December 2012 |
| 25 December | Xmas Balloon Inflation | Vrasene, Belgium | www.airventureballooning.be |