LA Balloon Festival Demo

Hosted by Riding of Ravensbridge - Lewiston, ME

Event date: August 15th, 2025 - August 17th, 2025

Event Last Modified: June 29th, 2025

Event details

The Riding of Ravensbridge presents our 9th annual Balloon Festival Demo.  We are excited that the theme for this year's festival is "Star Wars:  Rise of the Balloons".  With an estimated attendance of 100,000+ people, we invite you to join us for the entire weekend or even for a day.  We will host as many aspects of the SCA as we can.  We have A&S, we have forging, we have Fencing, we have Fighting, and this year we will be doing a "Cantina" offering music, dancing, cold refreshments and medieval food samples.  Our spot is in the shade with access to the open-air amphitheater for demos.  This is a NON-CAMPING event.  We will be open Friday from 3pm-6pm, Saturday from 10am-7pm.  and Sunday from 10am-7pm.  Saturday, starting at 11am, there is a parade from Auburn to Lewiston that we would love for folks to participate in ( Please be there for 1030am).  Sunday, on the big field, will be extra Family Fun Day with a ton a Family activities.  Parking for participants will be in the Farmer's Market Lot and the Parking Garage next to the park.  We will have access to a golf cart for folks who need help getting to the site as well as a wagon and extra hands for folks who need to bring stuff down to the site.  Tentative schedule for the event days:  Fri 1pm-3pm Set-up; 3pm-6pm open.  Sat.  9am-10am Arrival/ set-up, 1030am Parade Line-up, 11am Parade, 10am-6pm open.  Sun.  9am-10am Arrival/set-up, 10am-7pm open. 

Site Opens: F 3pm-6m , S 10am-7pm, Sun 10am-7pm
Site Closes: 7pm Sun

Event Location

Simard-Paine Park
Oxford St
Lewiston, ME  04210
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The event site is accessible per the East Kingdom Accessibility Porter's Checklist.

Directions:

From Portland and Points South :  Get on I-95 N/Maine Turnpike in Falmouth from Forest Ave and ME-100 N/ME-26 N
13 min (4.8 mi) Follow I-95 N to Auburn.  Take exit 75 from I-95 N 20 min (22.6 mi) Continue on ME-100 N/ME-4 N/US-202 E/Washington St N.  Take Broad St to Oxford St in Lewiston 10 min (5.3 mi) Simard-Payne Memorial park Lewiston, ME 04240.  From Bangor and Points North:  Bangor Maine 04401 Get on I-95 S from Harlow St, Valley Ave and 14th St 5 min (1.9 mi) Follow I-95 S to Alfred A Plourde Pkwy in Lewiston.  Take exit 80 from I-95 S 1 hr 28 min (103 mi) Take Goddard Rd and Lincoln St to Oxford St 7 min (3.2 mi) Simard-Payne Memorial Park Lewiston, ME 04240

Registration Fees

Registration:
0.00

Make Checks Payable to: Riding of Ravensbridge

Contact Information

Event Steward:

Autocrat:  Dianna Larrabee, Dyrfinna GregsDottir, 207-402-9709, 305956@members.eastkingdom.org

Send Reservations to:

Dyrfinna Gregsdottir