38th Annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning JULY 23-25, 2021: Partner Testimonials

Partner Testimonials

“The QuickChek NJ Festival of Ballooning was our #1 branding event with millions of media impressions throughout our market…our top team-building event with over 500 team

members and their families pitching in … and a great sampling event….we dazzled our guests with 2 1/2 days of fun and excitement for 27 great years!”

Dean Durling

President & Chief Executive Officer

QuickChek Food Stores

“Our sponsorship of the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning in Association with PNC Bank offers PNC an excellent opportunity to connect with the community. This can be seen in the traffic at our PNC Grow Up Great exhibit and through events that take place leading up to the festival. It also provides significant branding and media visibility. We are able to showcase the PNC Virtual Wallet display and offer our ATMs at the festival. Each year, the team behind the festival is committed to making the experience – for the community and sponsors alike – more memorable and enjoyable than ever.”

Joe Whall, Senior VP

SVP, Client & Community Relations Director

"We executed a Ride and Drive at the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning on behalf of our automotive client and the event followed through with all of their promises: a large attendance, two great locations with high foot traffic, and additional resources such as golf carts to cart our drivers/riders from our main footprint to the drive course area. The event itself garnered the largest amount of consumer engagements and relevant KPIs for our overall program and we would absolutely be a part of the festival again if the opportunity arose.”

Heather Schneider

Synergy Marketing Partners - Nissan Leaf

"Carvana’s experience with the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning is truly one of the best experiences that we’ve had with an event from start to finish. This is a well organized, highly attended event that we cannot wait to be a part of again.

The event exceeded our marketing goals and objectives and we had non-stop lines at our activation from sunrise to sunset. The crowds were genuinely excited to interact with the sponsors and learn more about Carvana. The NJ Festival of Ballooning takes time to ensure the partnership will be beneficial to their sponsors. From the success of the event and the large amount of attendees who return year after year, you can tell how hard the staff of the festival works to ensure a great event for both attendees AND sponsors."

Allison Andrews

Sr. Ambassador of Community Engagement

"The New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning is an ideal marketing event that attracts an absolutely astounding number of consumers and tours alike. This small airport turns into a bustling, festive event that attracts thousands of consumers from surrounding areas and afar. We felt this event was a great addition to our tour and working with Chris' onsite team was a great experience, both logistically and professionally. We are looking forward to returning in 2016!"

Arima Nam

Match Marketing Group – Progressive Insurance

The New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning was rated one of the Top 100 Events and Festivals by ABA (American Bus Association) for Group Events in the United States for 2011 and 2013!

Event Marketers Magazine, a national authority on event marketing and sponsorship, has noted The New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning as a valuable property to sponsor because of its long term impression potential and its ability to create comprehensive exposure to the NYC/NJ/PA regions.