We need tons of crew members for the Balloon Fest. A crew school is scheduled for Monday, June 28th at 6 pm in Liberty Park next to the baseball fields in Madison. For more info on crewing - click here. Contact: msballoonchamps@bellsouth.net

New for the Canton Balloon Festival this year is that we are visited by a number special shapes balloon.

Welcome to the Blog for the 22nd annual Mississippi Hot Air Balloon Championship and Festival. We will try to provide our visitors, sponsors, media, volunteers and pilots with up to date information in these postings.

If you want to see last year’s web page, with images from that event, follow this link.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us or leave a comment if you have any questions about the event. We hope to see you at the Mississippi Hot Air Balloon Championship.