Fish Tales Pottery Place

08/23/2026

We are at Centralia Balloon Fest until 6pm today. I am in ❤️ with this adorable sea turtle planter! Stoneware, durable enough for outside. Come see us, lots of fun activities for kiddos,in the park, too!

08/22/2026

We will be opening at 3pm today at Centralia Balloon Fest! There are tons of fun things going on! Take a short trip "up the road" and come see us. We're there till 10pm!

06/21/2026

Here's the official Balloon Fest map of Fairview Park for 2026! We are scheduled to have 35 hot air balloons in Centralia the weekend of Balloon Fest.

Half of the balloons will glow on Friday and the other half will glow on Saturday. We recommend coming on both nights to see all of the balloons.

Special Shape Balloons are scheduled to be at the park to glow BOTH Friday and Saturday nights! This includes BOO Ghost Hot Air Balloon and Como Se Llama.

Keep following along for more updates as we get closer to Centralia Balloon Fest! 🤩

06/06/2026

We are at the Marion Pavilion today from 9am-5pm for the Paws & Purpose craft fair. Come see us, we have lots of goodies for you. Hand crocheted zombie cats are ON SALE today only for $40! Get one before they're gone!

05/05/2026

04/29/2026

We are SO excited to announce that we have been accepted as vendors for this AMAZING event for the first time! Make your plans now to come see us in August!

Free, Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival in Centralia, Illinois | August 21-22-23, 2026 | NEW LOCATION: Fairview Park in Centralia, IL.