Bring on the Hot Air Balloons! Noticiero Móvil reports from the skies of Reno

September 8, 2026

This summer, two interns with Noticiero Móvil — students at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) — had the amazing opportunity to ride in a hot air balloon and interview one of the pilots, #WilliamVavra, also a UNR student. It was all in anticipation of the 45th anniversary of the Great Reno Balloon Race, which takes place September 10–13.

More than 100 balloons are expected this week, and the event is expected to draw more than 150,000 people to Rancho San Rafael Regional Park and the surrounding area.

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You, too, can enjoy the experience from the skies with this short video on our Instagram account, and dive even deeper by browsing the photos taken here by Misha Fajayan and Isaac Martínez.

If you can’t make it to the big community event, check back on our pages this weekend to see even more photos—this time from the evening events leading up to the mass hot-air balloon launch. Don’t miss it!

Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan
Noticiero Móvil had the opportunity to take a ride up on a hot air balloon this July with one of the young pilots that will race during the Great Reno Balloon Races from September 10th – 13th at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev. Photos by Misha Majayan