Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival 2024 Calendar. Staged over three days in november, with mass ascensions on friday, saturday and sunday mornings, the festival uses the colorado river and the sonoran desert as its backdrop. Colorado river balloon crossing festival is an annual event that begins with a sunrise launch from gila vista junior high school the morning of nov.
The caballeros de yuma present the colorado river crossing hot air balloon festival each november. The festival attracts some of the most colorful and unique balloons from the west and southwest.