Centralia Balloon Fest

Centralia Balloon Fest Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival in Centralia, Illinois
August 20-21-22, 2027

Our Chamber board of directors voted unanimously to keep Balloon Fest at Fairview Park due to the overwhelming positive ...
09/14/2026

Our Chamber board of directors voted unanimously to keep Balloon Fest at Fairview Park due to the overwhelming positive responses we have received since the event.

Tonight, it was made official. Thank to the City Council for approving our move to Fairview Park for the foreseeable future.

It is our mission as the Chamber of Commerce to build programs, events, and partnerships to improve the quality of life and improve the business climate in our community.

We want to thank the city council, city leaders, the police department, the fire department, ESDA, and public works.

For providing sponsorships, volunteers, and services throughout the event, we would like to thank:
* SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
* United Medical Response
* Kaskaskia College

Thank you to everyone who attended, sponsored, or volunteered. Because of you, Balloon Fest 2026 was very successful!

We will see you next year, in Fairview Park on August 20-21-22, 2027 🥳

THANK YOU to our in-park contributors for helping us create a fun, safe event for all to enjoy!▪️ Ace Hardware - Bottled...
09/01/2026

THANK YOU to our in-park contributors for helping us create a fun, safe event for all to enjoy!

▪️ Ace Hardware - Bottled Water for Volunteers
▪️ G&G Rolloff Services - Park Dumpsters
▪️ Happy Hour Karaoke - DJ Tony Waters
▪️ Ipanema Management - Fairview Park Plaza Parking Lot
▪️ JTR Roll Off Service - Parking Lot Dumpster
▪️ Kaskaskia College Athletics Department - Volunteering throughout the park.
▪️ Keep Centralia Beautiful - Community Trash Pick-up
▪️ Kracht Land Improvement - Sand for Kids' Area
▪️ Media Quest - Promotional Billbaords
▪️ Monical’s Pizza - Steering Committee Meetings
▪️ Pepsi Mid-America - Providing Banners
▪️ Scooters Coffee - Vendor Parking Lot
▪️ South Central FS - Official Propane Sponsor
▪️ South Central Transit - Shuttle Services
▪️ SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - First Aid
▪️ United Medical Response - EMT

Thank you to our in-park sponsors:▪️ Gutter Helmet▪️ Illinois Air National Guard▪️ Illinois Lottery▪️ Little Egypt Golf ...
09/01/2026

Thank you to our in-park sponsors:

▪️ Gutter Helmet
▪️ Illinois Air National Guard
▪️ Illinois Lottery
▪️ Little Egypt Golf Cars
▪️ Renewal By Anderson Windows
▪️ SSM Health Illinois Foundation / Jason Motte Foundation
▪️ U.S. Army
▪️ Universal Windows Direct / The Bath Authority

THANK YOU to our VIP Balloon Sponsors: Kaskaskia College, Midland States Bank, Original Centralia American Legion Post 4...
08/31/2026

THANK YOU to our VIP Balloon Sponsors: Kaskaskia College, Midland States Bank, Original Centralia American Legion Post 446, and Vfw Centralia Illinois post 2055.

Major Balloon Sponsors:
▪️ Best Western Plus Hotels & Suites / Scooters Coffee / Subway Restaurants
▪️ Bradford National Bank
▪️ City of Centralia / See Centralia
▪️ ConAgra / Duncan Hines
▪️ Dusty's Outdoor Media
▪️ The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce
▪️ Illinois Lottery
▪️ Iron Line Financial - Barry Krupp & Chris Krupp
▪️ Land of Lincoln Credit Union
▪️ Monken Auto
▪️ St. Clare Foundation
▪️ Tim Hudspeth - Marion County State's Attorney
▪️ Withers Broadcasting

Balloon Sponsors:
▪️ Alpha & Omega Construction
▪️ Colonial Golf Course
▪️ Dimond Bros. Insurance
▪️ Geary Family
▪️ Hair & Beyond
▪️ The Insurance Alliance
▪️ Intermountain Electronics
▪️ Kuder Family
▪️ Macz Funeral Homes
▪️ Mid Am Building Supply
▪️ Plaza Verde Apartments
▪️ Plumber & Pipefitters Local Union #653
▪️ Resch Family
▪️ Shoe Sensation
▪️ Smitty's Body Shop & Towing
▪️ U.S. Bank
▪️ Walmart

Balloon Fest Sunday hosted a great car and motorcycle show! Thank you to our sponsor, Weaver Tree Service ,for ensuring ...
08/28/2026

Balloon Fest Sunday hosted a great car and motorcycle show! Thank you to our sponsor, Weaver Tree Service ,for ensuring this event is possible. & Thanks to everyone that participated! We have the winners to announce:

🏆 TOP 10 — NO PARTICULAR ORDER 🏆

• Danny Pensinger | 1972 Chevy Nova
• Diane Morgan | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
• Andrew Koppen | 2019 Honda Civic
• Greg Tate | 1955 Chevy 3100
• Mark Yarbough | 1969 Chevy SS 427
• Jason Pollack | 2018 Ford Mustang
• Tom Brough | 1932 Ford Roadster
• Mike Hunrigm | 1933 Ford Speedster
• Wayne Steavens | 1932 Ford Roadster
• Steve Dunahee | 1953 Chevy Bel Air

🏆 CATEGORY WINNERS 🏆

Best Car
Dean Parks | 1956 Chevy Bel Air

Best Truck
Lyle Tyberent | 1947 GMC Pickup

Best Paint
Paul Barnes | 1959 Chevy Bel Air

Best Roadster
Dennis Maxey | 1932 Ford Coupe

Sponsor Award
Greg Tate | 1955 Chevy 3100

Chairman’s Choice
Troy Lowery | 1996 Ford Bronco

People’s Choice
Lyle Tyberent | 1947 GMC Pickup

🏍️ TOP 3 MOTORCYCLES 🏍️

🥇 Mike Bierman | 1968 Yamaha DT1
🥈 Skyler Guidish | 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide
🥉 Thatcher Campbell | 2014 Honda Fury

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Side note: If you notice a name spelled incorrectly, please let us know and we will get it corrected asap.

Family Fun Day at Centralia Balloon Fest was such great day! We couldn't have asked for better weather. Thank you to all...
08/27/2026

Family Fun Day at Centralia Balloon Fest was such great day! We couldn't have asked for better weather. Thank you to all who joined us! We had so many free activities for kids all day long.

THANK YOU to everyone that helped make Balloon Fest Sunday a success! Especially to Bayer Crop Science for being Sunday's VIP Sponsor!

🔹 Helmet Giveaway by SSM Health Illinois Foundation 🔹
We fitted and provided 165 Helmets .. a new record!! Thanks to our volunteer crew Martha Davis, Susie Robbins, Lori Winkler, Joe Winkler, Bud Davis, and Tammy Donoho
Foundation initiative: Keep the kids in our Community Safe!!!❤️

TOUCH-A-TRUCK sponsored by Salem Travel
Centralia Fire Department
Centralia Police Department
A & A Armory
Ace Lawn Equipment
Wayne Transportation
Air Evac Lifeteam 172 - Jefferson County, Illinois and Air Evac Lifeteam 11 - Mt. Vernon, IL
Maxton- Rosado Funeral Home
AAA Trash Service Odin, IL
Weaver Tree Services

Extras in the Park:
Carrie Leigh's Arts and Crafts
Balloon Artist - Balloon RN
Magician - Abra- Kid- Abra
Mini Golf/Foam Party - Wild Foam Adventures
Characters - Arch City Heroes STL (Batman, Bat Woman, Ghost Rider, Batmobile)
Scooters Mascot
Bounce house - Kims Jumps

Thank you to our volunteers to help with the kid's games! - Tri Chi, KC Athletes

Thank you to all other sponsors of Sunday Family Fun Day at Centralia Balloon Fest:

Bradford National Bank
Shores Builders
Winning Edge

We also has C-Town Skate Krew in the park doing a competition! It was an awesome event, thanks for joining us at Centralia Balloon Fest Sunday!

**We will post shortly to cover the Car & Motorcycle show & Winners**

08/25/2026

The end of the Saturday Night Glow 🔥😎 This was just one cluster of Hot Air Balloons, we had more on the other end of the park!

Our 2026 Balloon Fest pilots 🙌😎 Thank you for another great weekend!
08/25/2026

Our 2026 Balloon Fest pilots 🙌😎 Thank you for another great weekend!

The 37th Annual Centralia Balloon Fest is officially in the books!Special thanks to our organizers at the Greater Centra...
08/25/2026

The 37th Annual Centralia Balloon Fest is officially in the books!

Special thanks to our organizers at the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce, our Steering Committee (the pink shirts in the park 🩷), our sponsors, hundreds of volunteers, and the City of Centralia. This event would not have been possible without them.

We worked tirelessly to plan this event at a new location in just a few months, thinking through every detail. Behind every decision was a group of people who care deeply about this community and this event. We felt the weight of this year, and there were some moments it was hard to see past it.

Your kind words and the conversations we had with so many of you this weekend meant more than you know. Seeing families enjoy the park, hearing how much you loved the new location, and watching everyone come together reminded us why we do this.

Thank you for showing up. Thank you for giving us a chance. And thank you for making the 37th Annual Centralia Balloon Fest one we’ll never forget. 💕

Save the date: August 20-21-22, 2027

One balloon is standing of the 5 we will have taking off from Fairview Park to close out the 37th Annual Centralia Ballo...
08/23/2026

One balloon is standing of the 5 we will have taking off from Fairview Park to close out the 37th Annual Centralia Balloon Fest! They will be heading southeast from the park!

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