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Schedule of events for Saturday September 27th:

1:00-3:00pm Check-in at Portage County Fairgrounds (see location page for directions and what gate to enter. Entry is $10 a person and children 12 and under are free). Check in at the Jeep check in tent. Every Jeep registered will receive a decal and a ticket for the prize raffle. If you plan on doing the car crush a waiver must be signed.
3:00pm - Gates open to public

4:00-6:00pm - Car crush 

4:00-6:30pm - Michael Legan

6:30pm - prize drawing
5:00pm - Hot air balloons lift off (weather permitting)

5:00pm - Tethered hot air balloon rides begin
​7:00-11:00pm - The  Michael Webber Show Band

All day activities: ​Food Vendors, Wine & Beer Garden by West Main Street Winery, Craft Booths, Helicopter Rides, Monster Truck Rides, Inflatables, Mechanical Bull, Axe Throwing, Putt Putt Golf, Face Painting, Trackless Train Rides, Mobile Smash Room

​Attendees are permitted to bring their own food, drink, tents, coolers ect. to the event.  The Balloon A-Fair is held rain or shine. All hot-air balloon lift-offs are weather permitting.. Entrance fees are non-refundable. No pets of any kind are allowed downtown Ravenna and at the Portage County Fairgrounds during the festival. (Only working dogs are permitted). No bicycles, skates, skateboards are allowed during the festival.

The 2026 Ravenna Balloon A-Fair Jeep Show will be held on Saturady, September 26th at the Portage County Fairgrounds, 4215 Fairground Rd. Atwater, OH 44201. The Jeep Show is held within the 47th Annual Ravenna Balloon A-Fair Festival.  Come show off your Jeep and enjoy tons of entertainment and activities throughout the day. Entering your Jeep gives you a chance to win a trophy from several categories and be entered into a free raffle for lots of great Jeep prizes. Additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase. Entry into the Ravenna Balloon A-Fair festival is $10 and children 12 and under are free. There is no additional cost to put your Jeep in the show. There will be a hot air balloon launch followed by a static display that lets you get up close to the balloons, tethered hot air balloon rides, live bands, food concessions, beer and wine vendor, a car crush, tons of inflatables, mechanical bull, axe throwing, putt putt golf, trackless train rides, monster truck rides and more.  Be sure to check out our great sponsors for this year on our sponsors page and visit www.ravennaballoonafair.com for more info on the Ravenna Balloon A-Fair Festival.  If you are interested in being a sponsor of this years Jeep Show please contact us.