great falls balloon festival
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PublishedJuly 12, 2024
State grant fires up fundraising for Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival
The Office of Tourism grant will be used to help draw new audiences to the balloon festival and hopefully to increase the number of overnight stays by festival goers.
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PublishedMay 30, 2024
Lewiston, Auburn say balloon festival will ‘take off’ with municipal leadership
Festival organizers agree 'show should go on,' but will leave it to City Hall to make it happen.
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PublishedMay 29, 2024
Balloon Fest board: Lewiston’s proposal ‘falls short of understanding the magnitude’ of this year’s challenges
The city said attempts to hold a meeting with the festival board to discuss the details of its proposal have so far been unsuccessful.
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PublishedMay 28, 2024
Great Falls Balloon Festival directors reject Lewiston proposal to save event
The festival board of directors notified city leaders Monday that it was rejecting their offer to help with planning, logistics and administrative functions.
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PublishedMay 22, 2024
Lewiston extends help to get canceled Great Falls Balloon Festival off the ground
After the festival board announced Wednesday morning it was canceling this summer's event, city administration and staff put together a proposal to partner with the board to 'help get this event off the ground.'
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PublishedMay 22, 2024
2024 Great Falls Balloon Festival canceled
The Great Falls Balloon Festival board of directors said 'logistical issues, safety concerns, and other unexpected factors beyond our control' forced their difficult decision.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
In photos: Annual festival’s balloons float over Lewiston on Sunday morning
The hot air balloons finally launched on the third day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
Fun still rules the day at Great Falls Balloon Festival despite balloon launch cancellations
Three balloon launches were canceled due to weather, but crowds came out for all the fun going on between the scheduled launches.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
‘A lot of good things happening’: Balloon festival gets soggy start
In spite of steady rain and swampy conditions under foot, well over a hundred people had gathered in the park, taking in the entertainment and waiting for the arrival of the balloons.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2023
This weekend’s Great Falls Balloon Festival schedule
Entertainment will feature new nonprofit food booths, a diverse group of craft and trade vendors and many new live performers on stage at Simard-Payne Memorial Park.
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