Freedom Hot Air Balloon Team

09/05/2026

Come on out tonight and see us Bear Creek Smokehouse!

🎈BALLOONIST SPOTLIGHT #12!🎈

The countdown to the 4th Annual Bear Creek BBQ & Balloon Festival continues, and we’re excited to introduce our second balloonist!

🎈 Collin McClung
📍 Longview, Texas
🎈 Pilot of Freedom

Our lineup features seven vintage balloons, each over 30 years old—including one that’s more than 40 years old!

Weather permitting, these vintage balloons will light up the night sky during our Balloon Glow!

We’re counting down to September 5th! Who’s ready?!🤠🐻🎈

08/29/2026

We saw this great idea from a team across the pond and we figured we’d give people on this side of the globe the same opportunity to have their curiosity satiated.

🎈 Freedom Hot Air Balloon Team Q&A is OPEN.

Y’all ask, we’ll answer.

Curious how a balloon actually flies? What sunrise looks like from the basket? How we pick a launch field? What the chase crew really does? Weather calls, safety, how long a flight lasts, what to wear, or how competitive hot air ballooning works?

Drop your questions in the comments.

No question is too small, too technical, or too weird.

We’ll answer them.

Ask away 👇

08/17/2026

As we start ramping up for Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2026, we love to look back on all the memories we have been apart of, and look forward to seeing what lifelong memories we will make at this years fiesta! Congratulations to this happy couple and the successful surprise proposal from 2022!

08/10/2026

National Balloon Classic Indianola Iowa

08/09/2026

What a better way to wake up then a balloon out your back porch

08/08/2026

NBC Target Run Task 1 8/8

08/08/2026

National Balloon Classic Night Flight

08/05/2026

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YouTube @ https://youtube.com/?si=FRCqHsnRIIVRHPcE

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Flying a Hot Air Balloon based out of Longview, TX

08/03/2026