2024 Sign up sheets will be posted 2 weeks for before the balloon festival!
A lot of people ask What does it take to put up a Hot Air Balloon? or How can I get a balloon ride?
Well, here is your opportunity . . .
Calling all crew. We are in need of volunteer crew for the Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival.
Friendly pilots from 6 different states and 25 balloons will be participating in our event and invite you to assist in setting up, launching, chasing and packing up. Each balloon will require 2-6 volunteers. Volunteer crew should be available for 2-3 hours around sunrise at the launch field.
Sometimes if the scheduled riders do not show up, the crew will get a chance to take a hot air balloon ride, but there is no guarantee.
Don’t know what you are doing? That’s okay, experienced pilots are there to instruct you along the way, and if you are familiar with the local area roads and/or towing a trailer you may become the pilots new best friend. Have children with you? No problem, pilots love sharing their passion for ballooning with everyone and welcome many helping hands. While not a guarantee, pilots try to reward the hard work of their dedicated volunteers with a flight. Who knows, you too may be bitten by the ballooning bug. It happened to our own local pilot, all it took was once and he was hooked. Don’t miss this opportunity to get up close and personal with these gentle giants as they put on a show. To volunteer, use this link: