Hudson Hot Air Affair : : Sponsors
2026 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
- Brettin Orthodontics
- Carbone’s Pizzeria – downtown Hudson
- Dick’s Bar & Grill
- EyeStyles Optical
- First State Bank and Trust
- Holiday Inn Express and Suites
- Hudson Ford
- Hudson Grocery Co-op
- Hudson Hot Air Affair
- Hudson Vintage Neighborhood Alliance
- Ink N Threadz
- 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.
- Stillwater Balloons
- The UPS Store #5335 – Hudson
- Viking Electronics
- WESTconsin Credit Union
- Xcel Energy
Event & Promotional Sponsors
- 8CH Print
- Abigail Page Antiques
- Andersen Windows and Doors
- Angel’s Pet World
- Applebee’s Restaurant – Hudson
- Audrey’s Canvas Parties
- BackRoom Vintage
- Barker’s Bar & Grill
- Beloved Makers and Company
- Bernick’s Pepsi Cola
- Big Guys BBQ Roadhouse
- Black Rooster Bistro
- Bricks Neapolitan Pizza
- Chapter2Books
- City of Hudson
- Cream of the Crop Artists
- Culver’s of Hudson
- City of Hudson
- Dick’s Bar & Grill
- Edward Jones Advisors (John Steenis, Dan Timmerman, Katie Robbins, Paul Simmons, Ron Jenkins, Rich Morgan, Cody Uhrhammer and Allison L. Butler)
- Festival Foods
- Gavic Construction
- Grand Fête
- Guinn, Vinopal & Zahradka, LLP Accountants
- Hiawatha National Bank
- Hudson Area Senior Center
- Hudson Bowling Center/Plaza Lounge
- Hudson Flower Shop
- Hudson Grocery Co-op
- Hudson Hot Air Affair
- Hudson Masonic Lodge #56
- Hudson United Methodist Church
- Integrity Cleaners, LLC
- Jerry’s Food/County Market – Hudson
- JETPUBS
- Jonesy’s Local Bar & Grill
- Keys Café, Bakery & Bar
- Knoke’s Chocolates & Nuts
- Kudos
- Kwik Trip
- Lakes Gas
- Lindahl Event Services
- Lucky Guys Distillery
- Mainstream Boutique
- Max’s Social House/Ziggy’s
- Oakwood Dental
- Pedro’s Pizza Lounge
- Post American Eatery
- Rotary Club of Hudson
- Rose & Lavender
- RPS Balloon Insurance
- San Pedro Café
- SEASONS Gallery
- Security Financial Bank
- Siding Unlimited Inc
- Smilin’ Moose Lodge Bar & Grill
- St. Croix National Golf & the Grounds Restaurant
- The 715
- The Bees Knees
- The Cellars Wines & Spirits/Tonka Vodka
- The Empourium
- The Oral Surgery Center
- The Purple Tree
- Valley Agencies, Inc.
- Valley Companies
- Valley Orthodontics
- Viking Electronics
- Willow River Company
- Willow River Saloon/Carbone’s Pizzeria – Burkhardt
- Woodland Hill
- YMCA Camp St. Croix
- YMCA in Hudson
Media Sponsors
- Hudson Neighbors Magazine
- River Channel Hudson/North Hudson Community Access Television
- St. Paul Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com
- Star-Observer/O’Rourke Media Group
Education Program Sponsors
- Hudson Daybreak Rotary Club
- Hudson Rotary Club
- Spring Creek Dental
- The UPS Store – Hudson
- Viking Electronics
Friends of Hot Air Affair
- Gavic Construction Corporation
- Grand Fête
- Mary Martin
- Security Financial Bank
- Women from Milwaukee
- Viking Electronics
Event Partners
- Aamodt’s Balloon Rides
- Advanced Food Products
- Bethel Lutheran Church
- Big Guys BBQ Roadhouse
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- City of Hudson
- Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue
- Conagra Brands
- Deanna Utter Grigus Photography
- Dick’s Bar & Grill
- Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
- Frito-Lay
- Girl Scouts
- Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
- Hudson area geocachers
- Hudson Boosters
- Hudson Grocery Cooperative
- Hudson High School Volunteers
- Hudson hotels and motels
- Hudson Inn & Suites
- Hudson Lions Club
- Hudson Police Cadet
- Hudson School District
- Hudson United Methodist Church
- Jerry’s Fods/County Market – Hudson
- JETPUBS Inc.
- K&K Poppin Stop
- Knoke’s Chocolates & Nuts
- Kwik Trip – Hudson
- Lahr’s Images
- Lakes Gas
- Luck o’ the Irish Farm
- McDuvie McDonald’s – Hudson
- Milwaukee Burger Company
- Octagon House Museum
- Rise Baking Company/Best Maid
- River Hill Inn & Suites
- Rotary Club of Hudson
- RPS Balloon Insurance
- 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
- The Village Inn Sports Bar and Grill
- Tyler Mason/St. Croix Stories
- Wild Rivers Conservancy
- Women from Milwaukee
- Xcel Energy
- YMCA Camp St. Croix
- Youth Action Hudson