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Route 66 Annual Balloon and Kite Festival Sept 26-28th 2025
Three days of family friendly entertainment at the Parkhurst Ranch featuring over a dozen hot air balloons, kite show, helicopter rides, tethered balloon rides, 70+ food truck and vendor's market, live music and so much more. Follow Route 66 Balloon Festival FB and event pages for more details!

Road Ahead: Both the 2025 and 2026 Oklahoma Centennial Route 66 Balloon and Kite Festivals have been unanimously approved by our Centennial Commission as official events and planning is already underway stay tuned as details arise.

Partners:
Oklahoma Route 66 Association
Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission
Parkhurst Pumkin Patch

JOMO-RT66 balloon and kite festival August 29th-31st 2025. Located at the newly renovated Old Joplin 66 Speedway one block south of S. Black Kat Road & RT66 in Joplin, Missouri!

Three days of family, friendly entertainment featuring over a dozen hot air, balloon balloons, kite show, helicopter rides, tethered balloon rides, 70+ food trucks and artisan vendors market, with live music and so much more. Follow route 66 balloon festival, Facebook and event pages for more details.