The Hot Air Balloon Glow has been a part of Kingsport since Fun Fest’s second year. Kingsport resident Lisa Berry has been coming to the event since she can remember.

The crash, which happened in Eloy on Jan. 14, 2024, resulted in the death of four people, including the person who was piloting the hot air balloon at the time.

The NTSB concluded that if the pilot had used a controlled release of air instead of quickly releasing it, the accident would not have occurred.

Hot air balloons lift off during the first night of the 2025Hot Hair Balloon Jubilee and night glow light up the park.

The fatal hot-air balloon crash that killed four people including the pilot was due to pilot error, according to a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

Federal investigators have released a preliminary report into a hot air balloon crash in Eloy that left four people dead on Jan. 14.

Jyväskylä, Finland – July 12, 2025 – A hot air balloon failed to land smoothly, bouncing across a field. The rough descent was caught on video and shared online, showing a turbulent ...