If you have been to the Temecula Valley balloon and wine festival anytime in the past, you can just toss any of those thoughts out the window. When it comes to this new iteration – it is a completely different concept, since it has been sold.
Essentially this is a new festival that I would deem “stagecoach light”. This is not the Temecula balloon wine festival format as it has been for decades.
If you are into country music, and only country music, I suspect you will love this lineup. If you enjoyed the variety of musical genres that prior years had, you will be highly disappointed.
This is three days of country music. There are some good acts included, there are some that I don’t particularly care for – but I know others enjoy.
There is no rock, no alternative, no classic rock and no throwback 80s/90s stuff. Just country music.
Also, tickets are very expensive. A three day pass for general admission starts at $289 for the weekend. One day passes are $99. I won’t even bother you about the upper tier pricing because for me none of this lineup is worth paying that amount of money for.
In no way does this represent the community based Temecula balloon and wine festival it used to be. With big country artists like Russell Dickerson, Walker Hayes, Alabama and Cody Jinks, I’m sure it will be successful.
I definitely see the need for a new festival to be developed that is for families and represents the Temecula Valley wine country, agriculture, equestrian and ballooning traditions that have been a part of the culture here for decades. Something priced so that a family of four or five can go there and it not cost well over $1500 – just for the tickets.
If you are interested in attending this festival, you can get your tickets at temeculavalleyfestival.com.
If you are disappointed in the new direction of this festival, sound off in the comments and let us know what you think.
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