Balloons to fill the air at annual Bluff Balloon Festival this weekend

A winter time classic returns for another year this weekend when the 11th annual Bluff International Ballon Festival takes to the air.

Are you looking for a fun, friendly and visually beautiful event to lift your January spirits?  The balloon festival has been described as the best intimate rally in the desert Southwest.

Dedicated pilots and enthusiastic visitors return year after year because of the opportunity to fly the unfettered red rock canyons, green river corridor and clear blue skies.  

The festival takes place January 16 - 18 in beautiful Bluff.  For more information, visit bluffutah.org or call 435-672-2360.

Four families from the area will have an opportunity to crew a balloon during the 2008 Bluff Balloon Festival. 

To enter, simply submit your name, phone number and/or e-mail to our following business sponsors by Thursday, January 15 at 5 p.m. 

Organizers will contact the winners on Thursday evening.  Lucky families win the opportunity to fly with one of our fabulous pilots at 8 a.m. on Saturday, January 17.  

In Bluff, submit entries to the Desert Rose Inn, Recapture Lodge, Twin Rocks Cafe, and Twin Rocks Trading Post.

In Blanding, submit entries to the Four Corners Inn and Zions Bank. 

In Mexican Hat and Monument Valley, submit entries to the Olde Bridge Grille, Black Oil Shell Station, and Gouldings. 

In Monticello, submit entries to the Black Oil Shell Station, San Juan Record and Zions Bank.

Please, only one entry per person.  If you have any questions, please contact Georgiana Kennedy Simpson via georgianasimpson@yahoo.com or call 672-2360. 

Organizers look forward to hosting the winners in Bluff!