Destination Maine: Great Falls Balloon Festival

My hometown(s), Lewiston and Auburn are playing host for the 22nd annual Great Falls Balloon Festival. The event is today through Sunday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston and Festival Plaza in Auburn and up in the skies above the twin cities!

Here's what is going on this weekend:

Friday:

In Lewiston

6am Balloon Launch
4-9pm Children's Area Open
4-10pm Food Booths open
4-10pm Carnival
5-10pm Craft and Trade Vendors open
5-10pm Dannon Oikos Yogurt Truck
9pm Moonglow

In Auburn

4-10pm Food Booths Open
5:30pm Music with Ron Bergeron
6:30pm The Band Roadhouse

Saturday

In Lewiston

6am Balloon Launch
6-10am Pancake Breakfast
10-10 Craft & Trade Vendors
10-10 Dannon Oikos Yogurt Truck
10am-11pm Carnival
11am Festival Parade
4pm Cold Blue Steel
6pm Balloon Launch
7:30pm Terry & the Telstars
9pm Moonglow

In Auburn

11am Festival Parade
11am-10pm Food Booths
1:30pm Brian Patricks music
3pm Cowboy Billy and Malinda Liberty Trio
6:30pm Twin City Spinners

Sunday

In Lewiston

6am Balloon Launch
6-10: Pancake Breakfast
9-12:45: Family Fun Day, Meet Oreo the Pirate Bird, Pirate Puppet Show.
11-6: Children's Area
11am-7pm: Dannon Oikos Yogurt Truck
11am-8pm: Food Booths
Noon: Rotary Duck Race
3:15pm The Veayo Twins with Carter Issac
6pm Balloon Launch

In Auburn
11-8: Food Booths
11:45am: Downeast Brass
1:15pm Jimmy Jo n' the Jumbol'Ayuhs
3:30pm Sonic Nova
5:30pm Debbie Morin & Cheyenne

Here's some video from last year's Great Falls Balloon Festival