Come out and join us for our Spooktacular Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest FUNdraising event at the Monroe County Fairgrounds! This is a fall event not to missed – Hot Air Balloons (even a haunted mansion balloon from Oklahoma!), Bands, Commercial & Food Vendors, Fireworks, Hayrides, Wheels of Agriculture Game Show, Inflatables, Beer & Wine Garden, Pyrotechnic Skydiver, Bear Hollow Wood Carvers, Trick-or-Treat with Pilots, Costume Parade, and MORE! 

This page is for the one day car pass to the festival! Prices go up to $30 per carload at the gate. For 3 day festival passes click here. Advanced price passes are available online, over the phone, or in the Bloom Box office located at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Sales end at 4pm Wednesday 10/25.

The Festival will be open:
Thursday 10/26/2023 from 4pm – 10pm
Friday 10/27/2023 from 4pm – 10pm
Saturday 10/28/2023 from 7am – 10pm

Will call is available for pick up at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater until 4pm Wednesday 10/25. After that will-call will be available for pick up at the gate of the festival at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. This is a fundraiser. Thank you for supporting our cause. There are no refunds.

Thanks to our sponsors that make this event possible: Visit Bloomington, IU Credit Union, Cook Group, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Baxter, Old National Bank, IU Health, and Indiana Farm Bureau.

Come out and join us for our Spooktacular Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest FUNdraising event at the Monroe County Fairgrounds! This is a fall event not to missed – Hot Air Balloons (even a haunted mansion balloon from Oklahoma!), Bands, Commercial & Food Vendors, Fireworks, Hayrides, Wheels of Agriculture Game Show, Inflatables, Beer & Wine Garden, Pyrotechnic Skydiver, Bear Hollow Wood Carvers, Trick-or-Treat with Pilots, Costume Parade, and MORE! 

This pass will get your car into all 3 days of the festival! For single day passes click here. This pass is only available in advance for purchase online, over the phone or in the Bloom Box office located at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Sales end at 4pm Wednesday 10/25.

The Festival will be open:
Thursday 10/26/2023 from 4pm – 10pm
Friday 10/27/2023 from 4pm – 10pm
Saturday 10/28/2023 from 7am – 10pm

Will call is available for pick up at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater until 4pm Wednesday 10/25. After that will-call will be available for pick up at the gate of the festival at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. This is a fundraiser. Thank you for supporting our cause. There are no refunds.

Thanks to our sponsors that make this event possible: Visit Bloomington, IU Credit Union, Cook Group, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Baxter, Old National Bank, IU Health, and Indiana Farm Bureau.