Collierville Balloon Festival floating to new spot, hopes to inflate attendance
Festivalgoers gather at the third annual Collierville Balloon Festival on Sept. 17, 2023. (Courtesy Red Bardes)
Collierville Balloon Festival is returning in 2025 after a one-year hiatus, but there are several changes for the September event, including where it is held.
The nonprofit festival took a break in 2024 to restructure, increase its board and plan a bigger event for this year. The dates are Sept. 20 and 21. The festival is moving to Rossville and rebranding as the Mid-South Balloon Festival.
“We were welcomed with open arms by the Town of Rossville,” said Chad Lindsay, the event’s president. “They are jumping through hoops to accommodate the balloon-festival board so we can have it bigger and better and grow our attendance.”
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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