05/13/2026
🎈 One of the most beautiful events in the Smokies is coming back to Townsend! 🌄✨
For one incredible day, the “Peaceful Side of the Smokies” transforms into one of the most colorful skies in Tennessee during the Great Smoky Mountain Hot Air Balloon Festival. 🎈
Picture this… giant colorful balloons rising against the mountain backdrop, live entertainment, food vendors, and families spread across open fields taking it all in. It’s one of those events that feels almost magical in the Smokies.
If you’ve never experienced hot air balloons with the Smoky Mountains in the background, this may need to go on your bucket list. 🏔️
Who would you take with you to a Smoky Mountain balloon festival? 👀🎈