Hudson Hot Air Affair : : Sponsors
2026 Sponsors
Hudson Hot Air Affair is currently accepting Sponsors for the 2026 event.
Early Bird pricing has been extended to Monday, November 10, 2025.
Reserve your sponsorship NOW to lock in the discounted price.
Details on the different sponsor levels and a sponsor form are available here.
2025 Sponsors
Please give your thanks to the Hudson Hot Air Affair sponsors. Without their generous support, the Hudson Hot Air Affair would not be possible.
Corporate Sponsor
Commercial Balloon Sponsor
Charter Balloon Sponsor
(Has supported the Hot Air Affair since its beginning in 1990)
- Zappa Brothers
Local Balloon Sponsors
- Carbone’s Pizzeria – downtown Hudson
- CIRANDA, Inc.
- Dick’s Bar & Grill
- First State Bank and Trust
- Fit PT, LLC
- Hamernick’s Flooring Solutions
- Holiday Inn Express and Suites
- Hudson Ford
- Hudson Hot Air Affair
- Hudson Vintage Neighborhood Alliance
- Lift Me Up Balloon/John & Evy Nerbonne
- Lindahl Event Services
- Matt Wiederkehr Legacy
- Minuteman Press – Hudson
- North Star Family Chiropractic
- River Valley Converting/Anchor Paper Co.
- St. Croix Kidds Pediatric Dentistry
- St. Croix Lanes
- Stillwater Balloons
- The UPS Store #5335 – Hudson
- Viking Electronics
- WESTconsin Credit Union
- Xcel Energy
Event Sponsors
- 8CH Print
- About House
- Andersen Windows and Doors
- Angel’s Pet World
- Applebee’s Restaurant – Hudson
- Audrey’s Canvas Parties
- BackRoom Vintage
- Barker’s Bar & Grill
- Bennett’s Chop & Railhouse
- Bernick’s Pepsi Cola
- Big Guys BBQ Roadhouse
- Black Rooster Bistro
- Bricks Neapolitan Pizza
- Buddy’s Bakery
- Cardinal IG
- Carousel Pole Studio
- Chapter2Books
- Cheap Andy’s Saloon/Nutty Squirrel Sports Saloon
- County Market – Hudson
- Cream of the Crop Artists Gallery
- Culver’s of Hudson
- Dairy Queen – Hudson
- Dick’s Bar & Grill
- Eagle Eye Farm
- Edward Jones Advisors (John Steenis, Dan Timmerman, Katie Robbins, Benjamin Lundeen, Ron Jenkins, Paul Simmons, Cody Uhrhammer, Preston Stach and Allison L. Butler)
- Et Cetera
- Fleet Farm – Hudson
- Gavic Construction
- Grand Fête
- Guinn, Vinopal & Zahradka, LLP Accountants
- Hudson Bowling Center/Plaza Lounge
- Hudson Flower Shop
- Hudson Ford
- Hudson Grocery Co-op
- Hudson Hot Air Affair
- Hudson Masonic Lodge #56
- Hudson Rotary Club
- Hudson United Methodist Church
- Integrity Cleaners, LLC
- JETPUBS
- Jonesy’s Local Bar & Grill
- Keys Café, Bakery & Bar
- Knoke’s Chocolates & Nuts
- Kwik Trip
- Lakes Gas
- Lucky Guys Distillery
- Mainstream Boutique
- North Star Family Chiropractic
- Oakwood Dental
- Old Southern BBQ
- PCK Foundation
- Pedro’s Pizza Lounge
- Post American Eatery
- Rose & Lavender
- RPS Balloon Insurance
- San Pedro Café
- SEASONS Gallery
- Skogen’s Festival Foods
- Smilin’ Moose Lodge Bar & Grill
- Striker Brands
- The 715
- The Bees Knees
- The Cellars Wines & Spirits/Tonka Vodka
- The Empourium
- The Oral Surgery Center
- The Purple Tree
- The UPS Store #5335
- Valley Agencies, Inc.
- Valley Companies
- Velo Du Nord
- Viking Electronics
- Waxing the City
- WESTconsin Credit Union
- Willow River Company
- Willow River Saloon/Carbone’s Pizzeria – Burkhardt
- Woodland Hill
- YMCA in Hudson
- Ziggy’s Live Music, Bar & Restaurant
Media Sponsors
- Hudson Neighbors Magazine
- Out & About Wisconsin
- River Channel Hudson/North Hudson Community Access Television
- St. Paul Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com
- Star-Observer/O’Rourke Media Group
Education Program Sponsors
- Brettin Orthodontics
- Hudson Daybreak Rotary Club
- Hudson Rotary Club
- Smiles in Motion Pediatric Dentistry
- Spring Creek Dental
- The UPS Store – Hudson
- Viking Electronics
Friends of Hot Air Affair
- Abigail Page Antiques
- Applebee’s Restaurant – Hudson
- Women from Milwaukee
- Viking Electronics
Event Partners
- Aamodt’s Balloon Rides
- Advanced Food Products
- Angel’s Pet World
- Bernick’s Pepsi Cola
- Bethel Lutheran Church
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- City of Hudson
- Conagra Brands
- County Market – Hudson
- Cracked Barrel Winery
- Deanna Utter Grigus Photography
- Dick’s Bar & Grill
- Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
- Fleet Farm – Hudson
- Frito-Lay
- Girl Scouts
- Grand Fête
- Hop & Barrel Brewing Company
- Holiday Inn Express and Suites
- Hudson Ambassadors and Families
- Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
- Hudson area geocachers
- Hudson Boosters
- Hudson Grocery Cooperative
- Hudson Hospital
- Hudson hotels and motels
- Hudson Inn & Suites
- Hudson Lions Club
- Hudson Luther Chevrolet GMC
- Hudson Rotary Club
- Hudson School District
- JETPUBS Inc.
- K&K Poppin Stop
- Kwik Trip – Hudson
- Lahr’s Images
- Lakes Gas
- Lakeview EMS
- Lindahl Event Services
- McDuvie McDonald’s – Hudson
- Milwaukee Burger Company
- Nordic Builders
- North Hudson Pepper Fest Royalty and Families
- Octagon House Museum
- Rise Baking Company/Best Maid
- Skogen’s Festival Foods
- St. Croix County Alliance of Sportsman’s Clubs
- St. Croix County Parks
- St. Croix National Riverway
- St. Croix Valley Food Bank
- St. Croix Valley Regional Tourism Alliance
- Stillwater Balloons
- Striker Brands
- Super 8-Hudson
- Taco Bell Hudson
- The Village Inn Sports Bar and Grill
- Two Rivers Concessions, LLC
- Tyler Mason/St. Croix Stories
- Wild Rivers Conservancy
- Wilder Waffle Co.
- Women from Milwaukee
- Xcel Energy
- YMCA Camp St. Croix
- Youth Action Hudson