Join us for Artesia's Balloon Rally!

Come see the balloons! Come hear the tunes!

Each year in early November hot air balloons fill Artesia's crisp morning skies.

Weather permitting, the balloons will return and launch from Eagle Draw Park in Artesia between the blocks of 7th and 13th Street at sunrise.

The Artesia Balloons & Tunes Festival is your best bet for spending a weekend watching balloons, celebrating local culture, and learning more about the craft of ballooning. The festival has been a free public event in Artesia since the early 1980s, taking place on the first weekend in November every year, just as the air starts to get crisp. Balloonists from near and far flock to Artesia to launch and fly over farmlands and see the landscape of New Mexico from a different angle. Artesia locals look forward to this event each year and welcome the balloon pilots with concerts and festivities around town.