Sports Illustrated identified the Pennington Balloon Championship as one of its summer travel essentials in 2005.

AAA Southern Traveler recognized the Pennington Balloon Championships as an official Southern Travel Treasure in 2007.

"The Pennington Balloon Race was a huge success for Flat Earth this year (2007). We sampled 23,232 bags of chips."
Kristin Nelson, USMP

"The balloon Festival was fantastic! The event made it easy for the Kashi Day of Change Tour to reach our goal. My team could not have asked for a better crowd, better location or event staff."
Kent Muniz, Relay Worldwide

Five years’ attendance (2003-2007) has averaged over 92,000 spectators.

The event is FREE including admission, parking, and participation in a huge children’s area.

Sponsor areas are available for VIP functions as well as display locations.

Louisiana Ballooning Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization supporting the
Pennington Biomedical Research center, an arm of Louisiana State University.