Animas Valley Balloon Rally - Animas Valley Drive by Balloon Glow
Sat, Oct 17
|PJ's Market
This event will highlight balloons glowing along the Animas Valley. This is a Drive by event and will start at Dalton Ranch Country club and PJ’S Market at Trimble Crossing. Pilots will start setting up and begin glowing at approximately at 7:00PM. Look for other photographers to find club members.
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
PJ's Market, 67 Trimble Crossing Dr, Ste A, Durango, CO 81301
About the Event
Photo Ideas:
Line of lights Find a view where several balloons recede into the distance. Use their spacing to lead the eye through the photograph.
One balloon, big landscape Make a glowing balloon a small focal point beneath the evening sky, with trees or ridgelines framing it.
Blue hour glow Arrive before full darkness. Photograph when the balloons light up while the sky still has blue color and the landscape remains visible.
Glow and silhouettes Include dark trees, spectators, or a fence in the foreground for depth and scale.
Synchronized glow If several burners fire together, capture that moment. Compare it with an image where just one balloon glows.
