Announcement from Lancaster Balloon Festival
The Lancaster Balloon Festival Team regrets to announce the cancellation of the 2024 Lancaster Balloon Festival originally scheduled for September 12–15. This is a very difficult decision. Due to much higher costs for almost every part of the event, this year is proving to be exceptionally difficult to produce the same high-quality event we have consistently provided for our guests and pilots for the past 13 years. We believe that the best course for all is to take a one-year hiatus. We will take the next year to work with our existing partners and seek out new ones to help us reimagine the event and provide the best experience we possibly can for 2025 and beyond. We would like to thank everyone who has worked with us and all who have attended the event in the past, and we look forward to having you back in the future! We’d especially like to thank our partners Garden Spot Village and The Bird-in-Hand Corporation for their help and support in producing past events and the future relaunch.
Our sister company, Lancaster Balloon Rides, will continue to offer rides in Bird-in-Hand throughout the year, and passengers who have scheduled with us will be able to keep their date or reschedule to another. General Admission refunds will be available through Eventbrite or they will be transferable to 2025.
We are sorry for any disappointment and we thank you for your understanding. If you had already made plans to join us, we hope you will still visit Lancaster County this fall, and we look forward to seeing you September 11–14, 2025!
– Lancaster Balloon Festival Team
