Great Falls Balloon Festival
Event
- Title:
- Great Falls Balloon Festival
- When:
- 08/19/2016 - 08/21/2016
- Where:
- Simard-Payne Memorial Park - Lewiston/Auburn, Maine
- Category:
- Balloon Festivals
- Contact Name:
- Great Falls Balloon Festival
- Contact Email:
- info@greatfallsballoonfestival.org
Description
The banks of the beautiful Androscoggin River with its backdrop of the rocky Great Falls, provides a picturesque setting for the thirty to forty Balloons which visit annually, including some special shape balloons. 24th year.
800) 639-6331
Venue
- Location:
- Simard-Payne Memorial Park
- Street:
- 46 Beech Street
- ZIP:
- 04211
- City:
- Lewiston/Auburn
- State:
- Maine
- Country:
-
Description
The Great Falls Balloon Festival was started in 1992 by a group of civic-minded individuals who saw a need for a community event that would enable various local non-profit groups to raise awareness to their cause, while raising money and promoting the Lewiston-Auburn area (L/A East as it is known locally) as a tourist destination. Located on the banks of the beautiful Androscoggin River, the Festival quickly became a huge success, attracting crowds of approximately 100,000 visitors annually.