Schedule
Events will be held at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds unless otherwise noted.
Thursday
August 22
5:00 pm
Ribbon Burning Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
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5:30 Pm
Mass Ascension
Balloon flights are weather dependant
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6:00-9:00 pm
Street Fair
Rock the block on Main Street
Friday
August 23
5:30 AM
Mass Ascension
Balloon flights are weather dependent
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4:00 - 9:00 pm
Craft Fair and Vendors Open
Enjoy the food, shop for homemade items, and pick up a keepsake from the festival.
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5:00 pm
Tickets for Tethered Ride, Go On Sale
First Come, First Served.
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5:30 pm
Mass Ascension
Balloon flights are weather dependent
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5:30 - 8:30pm
Live Music - Heath Bartley
On the stage behind the Forestry Building
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6:30 pm
Tethered Balloon Rides
A great chance to get a small taste of riding high in the sky. Lineup begins at 6 pm
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7:45-9:45 PM
Movie - Dumbo (2019)
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Dusk
Moon Glow
View the beauty of hot air balloons glowing in the dark
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Saturday
August 24
5:30 AM
Mass Ascension
Balloon flights are weather dependent
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7:00 - 10:00 am
Pilot and Crew Breakfast
Enjoy Breakfast and meet the pilots. $TBD
Location: TBD
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8:00 am
Citywide Yard Sale
No registrations, no maps, just folks having a yard sale
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11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Craft Fair and Vendors Open
Enjoy the food, shop for homemade items, and pick up a keepsake from the festival.
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1:00 Pm - 4:00 pm
Fun on the Field
Inflatables, Carnival Style Games, Walk Through Balloon, Children’s Muster, Touch-A-Truck, and more. Event is free
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2:30 Pm - 4:00 pm
Pilot Meet and Greet
Meet the men and women who take to the skies and ask them your burning questions.
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4:30 - 7:30pm
Live Music - Low Talker
On the stage behind the Forestry Building
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5:00 pm
Tickets for Tethered Ride, Go On Sale
First Come, First Served.
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5:30 pm
Mass Ascension
Balloon flights are weather dependent
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6:30 pm
Tethered Balloon Rides
A great chance to get a small taste of riding high in the sky. Lineup begins at 6 pm
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7:30-9:00 pm
Karaoke
On the stage behind the Forestry Building
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Dusk
Moon Glow
View the beauty of hot air balloons glowing in the dark
Sunday
August 25
5:30 AM
Mass Ascension
Balloon flights are weather dependant
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