Stowe Balloon Festival

When

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Where

Trapp Family Lodge 700 Trapp Hill Road, Stowe, VT 05672 Visit Website | 802-253-8511 | bc@trappfamily.com

Who

All Ages

Details

Cost: $5 - $35 for passes, kids under 4 are free. Parking: Yes

Discover a weekend filled with vibrant hot air balloons, live music, delicious food and beverages, and family fun at the Stowe Balloon Festival.

Taking place June 27-29, 2025 at the von Trapp Outdoor Center field in beautiful Stowe, Vermont. You can buy one day admission tickets, or get a discount on a three day pass. There will be multiple unique activities and performances each day. Music, family entertainment, vendor village, tethered balloon rides & more!

Reviews

1 review

March 30, 2010
"As you drive up the winding road, theres a very good reason the welcoming sign includes family in the Trapp Family Lodge. From the warm and friendly staff that makes you feel at home, to wide variety of activity and events sure to please everyone in your group, Trapp has it all. We arrived on a Friday afternoon in early March. After dropping our bags and a quick change of clothes we headed out the door to meet Larry, our Cross Country Ski Instructor, at the Nordic Center. With a smokey, wood burning fireplace keeping us warm, he fit us with boots and skis and ushered us out into the practice meadow to begin our journey. I guess we were a quickstudy because before long we were gliding, turning and even going downhill on the main trail called Sugar Road. For being late in the season, the trails were still in great shape. They are groomed every day. The scenery at Trapp is incomparable to anywhere else wed ever been. Simply putstunning. We saw kids of all ages enjoying it, not just our own 8 and 11 year olds. The Nordic Center has everything you need including Pulks sleds built for carrying 1 child and Nordic Cabs a little chariot that can fit 2 smaller kids or 1 larger up to age 6 for rent. While my husband and son decided to stay out and ski a bit longer, my daughter and I chose to enjoy afternoon tea in the Lounge. Whereas this is complimentary for guests, I would encourage locals, for the cost of just 3.75, to come do this anytime with your children. Appropriately, there is a nice selection of tea and cookies that you can take into the Library, Lounge or any of the adjacent rooms. There is a fireplace that you can cozyup to while you gaze at the Trapp Family or Sound of Music memorabilia. Just before dinner we decided to pop across the street from the Main Lodge to the Fitness Center for a quick dip in the indoor pool. Honestly, I wasnt sure we were going to make it to dinner! But Im glad we did because...Read more here."
- missmagpie