From the Lincoln Daily News archives

Lincoln Art & Balloon Festivals

2002         2001          2000

2002 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• Lincoln Daily News front page

• Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002

• Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002

• Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002

• Friday, Aug. 23, 2002

• Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002

• Monday, Aug. 26, 2002

• Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002

• Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002

• Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002

• General information

• Schedule

• Balloon pictures and pilot lineup

• Art fair participants and map

• Map of traffic flow around fairgrounds

• Balloon fest takes a lot of planning

• Soap Box Downhillers ready to roll again

• Art fair to bring 80 artists, a variety of media

• Historic homes touring begins this weekend

• Craft sale, flea market and food to be found downtown and at fairgrounds

• Car club, doll club will bring fans downtown on Sunday

• Sesquicentennial souvenirs available for the first time this weekend

• Postville Courthouse activities

• Looking at Lincoln from a balloon

• Art fair and balloon festival contest winners

• Aug. 22

• Aug. 23

• Aug. 24

• Aug. 26

• Aug. 27

• Aug. 28

• Aug. 29

2001 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• Lincoln Daily News front page

• Friday, Aug. 24, 2001

• Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001

• Monday, Aug. 27, 2001

• Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001

• General information

• 2001 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival schedule

• Balloons, pilots, sponsors pictorial

• Ready to go look for your favorite art this weekend?
  Not without our map and list of artists!

• One-way traffic routes in effect for balloon fest parking

• Ballooning makes a family event

• It’s coming -- Art and balloon fest all in order

• Porsche Charity Car Show Aug. 25 at Postville Courthouse

• 19th century trades and activities demonstration at Postville Courthouse

• New and almost new events add to art and balloon fest

• Fair will bring 81 artists to Latham Park

• New balloon fest chairman is an old hand

• History of balloon flying corrected (letter)

• Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival offers special activities for children

• Art and balloon fest activities make up a busy weekend

• An adventure-some view
  Weekend festivities begin

• Forget the major sports:
  I vote for hot-air ballooning

• Lincoln balloon fest off to a great start
  Glorious mass ascension followed by a charmed evening glow

• Sky’s the Limit 5K results

• Great turnout for downhill derby

• Soap Box Derby results

• Kids find fun and opportunity for artistic expression in Adventure Zone

• An artist’s story

• Three sides of a square (pictures of car show)

• Artists at weekend fair receive awards

• A wrap-up of the weekend

• Art and balloon fest weekend recap (pictures)

2000 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• Lincoln Daily News front page

• Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000

• Friday, Aug. 25, 2000

• Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000

• Monday, Aug. 28, 2000

• Articles and pictures

• Rubber Duckie to float in Lincoln skies

• Library announces annual book sale

• Tentai balloon flight (pictures)

• Going with the flow

• Abe to re-christen Lincoln

• Basic Hot Air Balloons 101 (pictures)

• High tension

• Balloon crash (pictures)

• Friday night balloon glow (pictures)

• Saturday morning balloon launch (pictures)

• Clarks' flying feet win 5K event

• Lincoln Public Library book sale (pictures)

• Art in the park (pictures)

• Re-enactment of the christening of Lincoln

• Classic car and motorcycle show (pictures)

• Art and craft shows (pictures)

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