Lancaster Balloon Fest is celebrating 13 Years of growth…

…and we want to share it with you!

The Lancaster Balloon Festival began in 2010 as a partnership with the Bird-in-Hand Marathon in an event called Run, Ride, and Soar. Fortunately, both events have grown to a point where they can no longer be held at the same time at the Bird-in-Hand location. So, we are partnering with the Smucker Corporation and the local community to make this year’s Lancaster Balloon Festival better than ever.

As a result of separating the events into their own, it opens up some great possibilities for sponsorship from businesses looking to get their brand in front of an engaged audience both online and in-person at the event. In the past, we had not done much marketing for the event. But for 2019’s event, we created a Facebook page and did a minimal amount of promotion… and the event exceeded all expectations. We admittedly were overwhelmed by the response and 2025 is going to have much more infrastructure and entertainment in place.

Grow your audience | Partner with LBF

Expand your brand awareness when you partner with the largest balloon festival in the Northeast!

2019 Event Stats

  • Over 15,000 attendees from Friday to Sunday
  • Over 1,300,000 engagements on Facebook
  • 75,000 People responded to event “Interested”
  • 11,000+ Current Facebook “Likes”
  • 61,000 Views on the Lancaster Balloon Festival Website
  • $5,500 Lancaster Balloon Festival Donation to Bird-in-Hand Fire company
  • 25 Balloons Attended

2024 Event Plans

  • 20+ Balloons
  • Souvenir Event Program, 20,000 Copies Printed and handed out to all attendees, would include a photo of all balloons in attendance and ad space for our sponsors!
  • Large Carnival
  • Local and Amish Vendors
  • Food Truck Festival and Bird-In-Hand
  • Corn Maze
  • Bands, Magic Shows and More on a stage
  • Much More!

Sponsor Levels

We are very excited about the opportunities to include sponsors in the Lancaster Balloon Festival! Below is a list of some of the sponsorship opportunities we have available. If there is something here that interests you to help promote your business and get involved please contact us! If you have an idea about how your organization can get involved please let us know and we will work together to find the right fit! This year we will be adding a Video Wall for still and video advertising throughout the event!

Title Sponsor

  • Sponsor’s name will appear as “presented by…”
  • Sign on balloon
  • Stage signage
  • PA announcements for sponsors
  • 10’ x 10’ tent in sponsor area
  • 150 – 15 sec – Video wall advertising at music stage
  • 30’’x 30’’ Banner Placed on Balloon Basket in field
  • Full page ad in “Souvenir Event Program”
  • Social media advertising
  • Google Advertising
  • Drone footage
  • 12 Tethered Balloon rides
  • 8 VIP pass access to “Pilot Area”, includes breakfast & dinner with an invitation to Pilots
    dinner Saturday night
  • 25 Parking Passes
  • Food tickets!

Official Stage Sponsor

  • Stage signage
  • PA announcements for sponsors
  • 10’ x 10’ tent in sponsor area
  • Social Media advertising
  • Google Advertising
  • Drone footage for sponsor
  • 12 Tethered Balloon rides
  • 150 – 15 sec – Video wall advertising at music stage
  • 30’’x 30’’ Banner Placed on Balloon Basket in field
  • Full page ad in “Souvenir Event Program”
  • 20 Parking Passes
  • Food tickets!

Fireworks Sponsorship

  • Stage announcements listing sponsors
  • 10’ x 10’ tent in sponsor area
  • Social Media advertising
  • 60 – 15 sec – Video wall advertising at music stage
  • ¼ page ad in “Souvenir Event Program
  • 4 Tethered Balloon rides
  • 7 Parking Passes
  • Food Tickets!

Vendor Sponsorship

  • Space on property for business (cars, gazebos, sheds etc.)
  • Stage announcements listing sponsors
  • 45 -15 sec Video Wall Advertisement at music stage
  • 1/4th page ad in “Souvenir Event Program”
  • 3 Tethered Balloon rides
  • 7 Parking passes

VIP Tent Sponsorship

  • Stage announcements listing sponsors
  • 10’ x 10’ tent in sponsor area
  • 30-15 second Video Wall Advertisement at music stage
  • 1/4th page ad in “Souvenir Event Program”
  • 2 Tethered Balloon rides
  • 5 Parking Passes

Hayride Sponsorship

  • Stage announcements
  • 10’ x10’ tent in sponsor area
  • 1/8th page Ad in “Souvenir Event Program”
  • 30 second Video Wall Advertisement at music stage
  • 1 Tethered Balloon ride
  • 3 Parking passes

Maze Sponsorship

  • Stage announcements
  • 10’ x10’ tent in sponsor area
  • 1/8th page Ad in “Souvenir Event Program”
  • 30 second Video Wall Advertisement at music stage
  • 1 Tethered Balloon ride
  • 3 Parking passes

Kids Tent Sponsorship

  • Stage Announcements
  • 10’x10’ tent sponsor area
  • 1/8th page Ad in “Souvenir Event Program”
  • 30 second Video Wall Advertisement at music stage
  • 1 Tethered Balloon ride
  • 3 Parking Passes

Brand/Business Display Sponsorship

  • 10’ x 10’ tent in sponsor area
  • Mention AD in “Souvenir Event Program”
  • 2 Parking Passes

New for 2025: Video Wall

Partner With Us Today

Call or contact us to book your sponsorship today.

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