Sierra County’s Annual Events

Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta

August 5-7, 2022 | August 12-13, 2023

Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta
Annually: varies
Cost: state park entrance fee
Location: Elephant Butte Lake State Park
MAP of Elephant Butte Lake

2022 Balloon Regatta Schedule of Events (tentative)

**All events are weather dependent and subject to change or cancellation

Friday:

7:15-9am: Balloons Launch from Lions Beach

Saturday:

7:15-9am: Balloons Launch from Lions Beach
7:30-9pm: Balloon Glow on Lions Beach

Sunday:

7:15-9am: Balloons Launch from Lions Beach

Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta - photo by Haley Woolf
Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta 2016 - a balloon touches down on Highway 195
Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta 2016 - several hot air balloons over Elephant Butte Lake
Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta 2016 - hot air balloons in the sky over the lake

Sierra County Recreation and Tourism
301 S. Foch, Truth or Consequences NM
Director@SierraCountyNewMexico.info
575-894-1968

Paid for in part by Truth or Consequences Lodgers Tax.
New Mexico Tourism
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