The event, which started in 1983, returned starting Friday, June 20, to the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester in southwest Riverside County.
Festivalgoers during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
People watch how the hot air balloons glow as they are inflated and illuminated by their burners during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Madison Wolfe and Jaclyn Jacques stand by the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival arch at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Shyloh Elizarraraz and Jeremiah Broman enjoy the music during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Hot air balloons glow as they are filled up after sunset during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
The Hays family enjoys the concert during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Girls dance during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Clark Turner, 6, rides a mechanical bull during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Kaylee Kirk and Deanna Holley enjoy the music during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Hot air balloons glow as they are filled up after sunset during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
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Festivalgoers during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Music Festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area in Winchester on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Guests are enjoying a weekend of music, wine, vendors and other activities — including line dancing and balloon rides — at the three-day event that concludes Sunday, June 22.
A hot air balloon glow, during which vividly colored balloons are filled up in the darkness, took place Friday night, June 20, with another set for Saturday night, June 21.
Country music rules this year’s stages, with Alabama being the biggest name. The group, which had a string of hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, will perform Sunday, June 22.
The festival grounds are open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
