Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival

4/ A heartfelt thank you to our presenting sponsor, Columbia Southern University, along with our volunteers & community partners who help make this event possible each year—we couldn’t do it without you! We hope you enjoy this unexpected moment & have a beautiful Sunday! 🎈🌤️

3/ 📸: 2025 Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival Pilots have shared that a likely landing area will be the soccer fields off Highway 98, just west of Downtown Foley, but locations can vary based on wind.

🎈🥰 A Sweet Sunday Surprise! After weather kept our scheduled morning flights grounded on FRI&SAT a few of our amazing pilots decided—last minute—to take to the skies this morning just for our community. 💛 📸: 2025 Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival #GCHABF #SundaySurprise

📢 🎈SURPRISE Sunday Morning Flights! ✨🎈 Good news to wrap up an incredible weekend—a few of our pilots will be flying Sunday (5/3/26) morning! INFO & LOCATION: gulfcoastballoonfestival.com/balloons-pilots

🥰Pilots have a few balloons up for the GLOW! 🔥 🚧 For everyone’s safety, please remain behind the barricades until the announcer invites guests onto the field. If you see people on the balloon field - these are the crews and our photographers.

2/ 👉 For the most up-to-date information, please check our Saturday press release updates here: gulfcoastballoonfestival.com/post/saturdays… Stay tuned—we’ll share more as soon as we know! 🎶🍴🛍️

Crowds are pouring in and the festival is buzzing—so great to see everyone out enjoying the evening at OWA! 🎈💛We’ll have word soon on the balloon glow once our pilots and officials complete their meeting—thank you for your patience as we wait on the safest call.

🎈 Saturday Update: Festival opens at 12 PM at OWA. Morning flights canceled + winds limit balloon activity. 🎶🛍️🐾🏰🎢🎈 Vendors, food, music & more still happening! Let's have some FUN! 📲 Full update: gulfcoastballoonfestival.com/post/saturdays… #gchabf2026 #OWA #FoleyAL

4/ Here's a ReCAP of all the fun on Thursday! #GCHABF2026 #OWA #Foley @CSUedu 🥰👇 gulfcoastballoonfestival.com/post/2026-open…

3/ Saturday ALL vendors & entertainment are as scheduled, so come on out! 🤩🙌 For the latest updates, please see the most recent announcements on our website and Facebook page! ☀️🥰🎈We hope to see you all on Saturday!! gulfcoastballoonfestival.com/schedule

📢 UPDATE: Friday, 5/1/26 3:30 PM All Friday festival activities are canceled. However, OWA has moved the LIVE entertainment indoors tonight for a FREE show with the M-80s from 7–9 pm inside OWA Theater; Renee Amelia opening the show at 6 pm! Stay dry and come rock on with us! 🤘

📢 11:30 UPDATE POSTED Announcement: Friday festival activities canceled + Saturday's Delayed Opening DETAILS: gulfcoastballoonfestival.com/post/festival-… #gchabf2026 #OWA #FoleyAL

🎈 MAY 1, 2026 Update: No balloon flights this morning due to weather; a few may inflate briefly at OWA for sponsor photos. Officials meet at 10 AM to assess opening—updates soon. 📻 Tune in to WHEP with Clark Stewart. Follow our Facebook posts for the most timely updates!

Opening Night Recap: A Fun Start to the 22nd Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival 🥰🎈 🤩 READ ALL ABOUT HIT HERE ⬇︎⬇︎⬇︎ gulfcoastballoonfestival.com/post/2026-open… + Friday update

#GCHABF2026 Make sure to follow our Facebook page for the latest updates and photos! 🗓️ April 30 – May 2, 2026 📍 OWA Parks & Resort @VisitOWA 💙 Presented by @CSUedu 🎟️ FREE festival admission 🌐 gulfcoastballoonfestival.com

Thanks to SugarLove Food Truck for the VIP Dinner tonight! #ThursdayNight #ThirstyThursday #GCHABF2026

** 📢 DRONE SHOW UPDATE ** New Time! The drone show will be starting earlier = 8:30 PM tonight, THU, APR 30!

2/ We’ll make an announcement when it’s safe to step onto the field. Don’t miss this beautiful sight lighting up the sky—see you at OWA! 🎈✨ #GCHABF2026 #BalloonGlow #FoleyAL #OWA #UpUpAndAway

🎈✨ BALLOON GLOW UPDATE! ✨🎈 Great news—tonight’s Balloon Glow is starting early! 🙌 Our pilots & crew are already on the field and getting the balloons ready now, so come on out & catch the action! 🚧 Please remember to stay behind the barricades while crews prepare.