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This weekend’s Great Falls Balloon Festival schedule

August 15, 2023August 18, 2023

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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How to best enjoy the Great Falls Balloon Festival on the ground

by Source: Great Falls Balloon Festival August 15, 2023August 18, 2023

The festival this weekend allows visitors to share the field with the balloon crews getting ready for launch. Keep these tips and safety measures in mind.

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Great Falls Balloon Festival presents ‘Boo-loon Bash’ this weekend

by Joe Charpentier August 14, 2023August 15, 2023

Festivities will include 16 balloons launching each morning and evening as well as entertainment and foods.

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Last launch scrubbed on third and final day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival

by Joaquin Contreras August 21, 2022August 21, 2022

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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The balloon chase: A pursuit, a palpable excitement and a landing as soft as the takeoff

by Joaquin Contreras August 21, 2022August 22, 2022

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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Great Falls Balloon Festival continues to soar on its second day

by Joaquin Contreras August 20, 2022August 21, 2022

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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Not an umbrella to be seen: Balloon Festival off to a sunny start

by Mark LaFlamme August 19, 2022August 19, 2022

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.