Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival
temecula valley balloon wine festival held annually first weekend june lake skinner recreation area temecula valley ava southern california event feature morning balloon launch evening balloon glow wine tasting winery wine competition food wine pairing concert featuring country friday classic rock rock saturday jazz sunday also giant art craft faire kid faire fine art painting exhibit within wine garden held due covid pandemic temecula valley balloon wine festival known rancho california balloon wine festival started walt darren commercial airline pilot avid balloonist evelyn harker veteran event organizer fundraiser seed money provided kaiser development company sponsor came local community giving could many contribution consisting inkind service product time six winery region winery region first balloon wine festival launched spring monumental success town resident people attendance year balloon launched rancho california plaza area ynez road tower plaza festival grew music added event moved sport park event continued grow moved cherry street first ever poster contest held – festival moved back sport park moved current location lake skinner festival featured live entertainment coaster little anthony imperial beach boy entertained today concert held two stage recent year included third eye blind door lifehouse daughtry justin moore chris young blake shelton kenny loggins sugar ray collective soul gin blossom james otto peter frampton five fighting temecula valley balloon wine festival association formed chamber commerce ceased producing event mission statement new nonprofit charitable organization still enhance charitable cultural educational economic development region – festival year weather grounded hot air balloon launch balloon glow presented paradise chevrolet theme hot air balloon wine always served anchor event year new attraction introduced festival first rescheduled september scrapped year due covid pandemic th event deferred may festival scheduled may may also cancelled february order riverside county public health officer due pandemic hot air balloon festival boston wine festival food network south beach wine food festival tallahassee wine food festival san diego bay wine food festival naples grape festival