Crown of Maine Balloon Fest

Crown of Maine Balloon Fest Always the weekend before Labor Day! www.combf.org "Time spent in a balloon, is not deducted from your life." Wild Bill Whelan
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Continued wind and weather has closed our field this evening.
08/30/2026

Continued wind and weather has closed our field this evening.

It's race time! The Great TFG Balloon Chase is about to get underway!
08/30/2026

It's race time! The Great TFG Balloon Chase is about to get underway!

High rates of windspeed aloft have made it unsafe to fly this morning. All other festival activities continue as schedul...
08/30/2026

High rates of windspeed aloft have made it unsafe to fly this morning. All other festival activities continue as scheduled at this time.

08/29/2026
We will be doing a full glow tonight with an anticipated start time of shortly after dusk (7:20pm). If you haven't alrea...
08/29/2026

We will be doing a full glow tonight with an anticipated start time of shortly after dusk (7:20pm). If you haven't already made your way to the fairgrounds... now is your chance to see the balloons in all their glory!

Winds are still too high to be able to safely launch and at this time we do not anticipate ground wind to be calm enough...
08/29/2026

Winds are still too high to be able to safely launch and at this time we do not anticipate ground wind to be calm enough for tethered rides BUT we are still preparing for a balloon glow and will have another update around 7:15pm.

08/29/2026

We recommend entering our festival through the State Street entrance. Our Main Gate and Judd St gate parking are at capacity.

We are on a weather hold at this time for continued wind gusts. Pilots will meet again and have an update around 6:15pm.
08/29/2026

We are on a weather hold at this time for continued wind gusts. Pilots will meet again and have an update around 6:15pm.

Come to the Launch Field and meet with our pilots! They'll be here until 4:30 ready to chat with you and give you one of...
08/29/2026

Come to the Launch Field and meet with our pilots! They'll be here until 4:30 ready to chat with you and give you one of their trading cards!

*Note*: Dogs are not permitted onto our launch field.

Address

84 Mechanic Street
Presque Isle, ME
04769

Telephone

+12077646561

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