2026 Sponsorships are now being accepted!
Top Gun, New Mexico’s non-profit competition balloon club, has been hosting our Rio Grande Classic Competition Event over Memorial Day weekend for over 30 years. Pilots will be coming to the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho Metro Areas from all over the United States to compete in this sanctioned event. Balloons attract people, people become customers!
We are in need of Sponsors! Sponsors receive an incredible package of Sponsor benefits including Advertising, Balloon Rides, Displays, and other great amenities. We will make your name known in New Mexico and Nationally through your support of New Mexico Ballooning! Won’t you join us with a sponsorship today?
2026 Sponsors
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The 2026 Rio Grande Classic
The 2026 Rio Grande Classic is in the books! Thank you Andy Baird, Event Director, Sanne Haarhuis as Deputy Director, and Elisa Talbert as Chief Scoring Officer. We are grateful to have had their expertise and creativity in creating tasks. Thank you to our Event Coordinator, Becki DeSantis, the Top Gun Board, and all of our Volunteers who helped put on this great event. RGC 2026 was one of our best years yet!
If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, we’d love to hear from you. Sponsorships help make the Rio Grande Classic possible and are a great way to support ballooning while connecting with the local community. Opportunities range from in-kind support to larger partnerships, and we’re happy to work with you to find the right fit. Reach out to learn more about getting involved.
Aerco is the Premier Event Sponsor of the 2026 Rio Grande Classic coming Memorial Day Weekend May 22nd – 25th!
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