Temecula Valley Balloon, Wine Festival Rescheduled: Coronavirus

TEMECULA, CA — The 36th Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival that was scheduled to take place May 29-31 has been postponed due to coronavirus, it was announced Tuesday.

Instead, the annual event that attracts thousands to Temecula Wine Country has been rescheduled to September 25-27, 2020.

"The TVBWF board and staff made this difficult decision based on the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and the California Department of Public Health recommendations," according to a statement released Tuesday.

“While we remain hopeful that the drastic moves made by our state and local governments will curtail the outbreak, the health and safety of the community, festival guests, participants and partners is our number one priority,” said the festival’s executive director Stacey Ellison. “It is out of an abundance of caution that we are rescheduling the 2020 event to September. The Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival will return to its traditional dates for 2021.”

The event is held each year at Lake Skinner Recreation Area in the heart of Southern California Wine Country. The Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival was established in 1983 to promote the local community and its growing wine region. The event includes sunrise hot air balloon launches, evening balloon glows, concerts on two stages, and tastings of wine, craft beers, mead and local distilled spirits.

For more information and updates regarding the rescheduling, visit www.tvbwf.com or the Festival’s Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/TVBWF/

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