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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 26, 2024
Balloon festival organizers say ‘gap’ to pull off 2024 event is considerable
As organizers of the Great Falls Balloon Festival consider a proposal from the city to partner on this year's event, board members and officials discussed the costs and obstacles associated with putting on the annual festival.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
Fun still rules the day at Great Falls Balloon Festival despite balloon launch cancellations
Four 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 21, 2022
Last launch scrubbed on third and final day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival
After five successful balloon launches over the weekend, the wind proved to be too much for the last scheduled launch Sunday evening.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2022
The balloon chase: A pursuit, a palpable excitement and a landing as soft as the takeoff
At the Great Falls Balloon Festival, the land-based crew members try to guess where their pilot wants to land the balloon.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2022
Great Falls Balloon Festival continues to soar on its second day
A parade, live music, vendors and balloons, plenty of balloons, highlighted the festival's return after being grounded the past two years.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2022
Not an umbrella to be seen: Balloon Festival off to a sunny start
By early Friday night, as the grounds at Simard-Payne Memorial Park were very quickly filling up, the balloon festival was already on a roll, thanks to a near-flawless morning launch.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2022
The Great Falls Balloon Festival wakes up from a long sleep Friday morning
The crowd collectively smiles — phones aloft and pointed toward the people waving goodbye from above, Marla Hoffman writes.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Great Falls Balloon Festival returns to the skies this weekend after being grounded for 2 years
'Returning from the Wild' is the theme for the 28th annual Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Great Falls Balloon Festival grounded for this year
Organizers cited the pandemic mandates and the number of visitors drawn to the three-day festival.
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