Great Falls Hot Air Balloon Festival
Lewiston, Maine - August 2023
August 20, 2023 - Lewiston, Maine - One of the first teams to arrive sets up their balloon while people watch.
August 20, 2023 - Lewiston, Maine - Onlookers watch as the first balloon of the night starts to inflate.
August 20, 2023 - Lewiston, Maine - A man holds onto the basket while another shoots flames into the balloon’s opening, inflating it.
August 20, 2023 - Lewiston, Maine - A man holds onto a rope in order to stabilize an inflating balloon.
August 20, 2023 - Lewiston, Maine - A crowd gathers to watch and photograph a large balloon inflate.
August 20, 2023 - Lewiston, Maine - The final balloons of the night start to take off. These balloons are so large they take most of the afternoon to inflate while many other, smaller balloons took off sooner.
