First, A Few Benefits Of Becoming A Sponsor:
Your participation represents an excellent opportunity to show your support of our community and honor the dairy farmers and their families, while at the same time providing your company with powerful advertising benefits.
Contributions from local businesses fund all the activities that take place during the ten day Hopkins County Annual Dairy Festival. This includes the Milking Competition, Dairy-Airs Hot Air Balloon Rally, Jr. Dairy Show, carnival, parade, and the Dairy Festival Scholarship Awards Pageant & Coronation.
There are five participation levels. Each level offers powerful advertising opportunities for your business.
“PREMIUM” PARTICIPATION – $300
- Two Pageant Tickets
- Name in Pageant Program
- Radio Recognition
“GRADE A” PARTICIPATION – $600
- Six Pageant Tickets
- Name in Pageant Program
- Radio Recognition
- Banner on Balloon Basket
- Prominent Listing of Name on Signage, T-Shirts, and Event Materials
“CREAM OF THE CROP” PARTICIPATION – $1,000
- Eight Pageant Tickets
- Name in Pageant Program
- Radio Recognition
- Photo in Local Newspaper
- Banner on Balloon Basket
- Prominent Listing of Name on Signage, T-Shirts, and Event Materials
- Recognition on the “sponsor page” of our website and social media
- One Person : Hot Air Balloon Flight (must be 18 yrs. old – weather permitting)
“DAIRY PARTNERS” PARTICIPATION – $2,500
- Ten Pageant Tickets
- Name in Pageant Program
- Radio Recognition
- Live Radio Interviews
- Photo in Local Newspaper
- Banner on Balloon Basket
- Banner on Balloon Rally Stage
- Prominent Listing of Name on Signage, T-Shirts, and Event Materials
- Recognition on the “sponsor page” of our website and social media
- Dairy Airs Hot Air Balloon Rally Sponsor Co-Branded with HCDF including Headliner Publicity
- Two Person: Hot Air Balloon Flight (must be 18 yrs. old – weather permitting)
“FESTIVAL UNDERWRITERS” PARTICIPATION – $5,000
- Fifteen Pageant Tickets
- Name in Pageant Program
- Radio Recognition
- Live Radio Interviews
- Photo in Local Newspaper
- Banner on Balloon Basket
- Banner on Balloon Rally Stage
- Prominent Listing of Name on Signage, T-Shirts, and Event Materials
- Recognition on the “sponsor page” of out website and social media
- Dairy Airs Hot Air Balloon Rally Sponsor Co-Branded with HCDF including Headliner Publicity
- Four Person: Hot Air Balloon Flight (must be 18 yrs. old – weather permitting)
- Banner with Name and/or Company Log in Dairy Festival Parade
- Designated Spot in the Dairy Festival Parade (minimum of 2 vehicles)
Custom Advertising Ideas
- Use the Hot Air Balloon Flight any way you wish, thereby allowing you to customize this advertising opportunity to your benefit.
- Hold a contest and allow your customers to register to win the hot air balloon flight themselves.
- Design the contest to best fit your needs and get you the maximum return for your participation investment.
- Conduct an Employee Incentive or Safety Award program, or an Employee of the Month contest that could run from now until the next Dairy Festival begins.
Sponsorship Payment Methods:
Please make Checks payable to: Hopkins County Dairy Festival
Mail to: P. O. Box 803, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact: Jackie Russell (903)-335-0421 or via email: russelljac@yahoo.com
Those of us with Hopkins County Dairy Festival including Board of Directors, Staff, and Contestants would like to offer our thanks for your continued support.

