Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival

Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival
Location(s)Temecula, California
Years active1984–2019, 2022–
(cancelled in 2020−21)
Websitehttp://www.tvbwf.com/

The Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival is held annually, the first weekend of June at Lake Skinner Recreation Area in the Temecula Valley AVA of Southern California. The event features morning balloon launches, evening balloon glows, wine tasting from more than 20 wineries, wine competition, food and wine pairing, concerts featuring country on Friday, Classic Rock and Rock on Saturday, and Jazz on Sunday. There is also a giant arts and craft faire, kids faire, and fine art paintings on exhibit within the wine gardens. In 2020 and 2021 it was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.