Events

Our premiere hot air ballooning event originated in Western Nebraska in the 1980's and was ‘re-inflated’ in 2015 after many years without an event. This year’s 11th anniversary of the re-inflation will kick off in extra special fashion as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of our local Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) by lighting up the skies of their campus with an evening balloon glow. Our festival weekend will be filled with an abundance of family friendly events and entertainment for all ages from the spectacular morning mass balloon ascensions, a local craft fair, wiener dog races, evening balloon glows, drone [...]

Get ready to lace up and jingle all the way at the 2025 Jingle Jog on Saturday, December 6th! This festive 5K fun run kicks off at 11:00 a.m. at the 18th Street Plaza in Downtown Scottsbluff, Nebraska, winding through a cheerful route filled with snack stations serving up tasty holiday treats along the way. Registration is just $25 for adults and $15 for kids, and includes a festive race shirt and your very own jingle bells to make some merry noise as you run. The race finishes right where it began—at the gateway to the Very Merry Market on Broadway, [...]