RiverScene Magazine

01/04/2025

The volunteer meeting for the upcoming annual Havasu Balloon Fest sponsored by Anderson Toyota is underway.

There’s still time to volunteer if you would like to come down.

01/04/2025

How cute! This is one of the special shapes “Tiny the Fire Dog” that will be at the Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair Presented by Anderson Toyota. Tiny, along with other special shapes, will be on the balloon field in the mornings, weather permitting. Be sure to tag us in your BalloonFest photos, we will be sharing photos throughout next weekend!

Let’s meet our 2025 pilots!

Pilot Henry Rosenbaum will be here with special shape “Tiny the Fire Dog.”

You can see all of the special shapes in the mornings during the morning ascension on the balloon field. (Weather permitting)

Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair presented by Anderson Toyota will be held January 9-12, 2025 at Windsor 4.

01/03/2025

Tonight (Friday) is First Friday in the Downtown District!

For more information on First Friday, visit our RiverScene Magazine event calendar.

RiverScene Magazine

01/02/2025

The Lake Havasu High School Lady Knights basketball team will host a Shoot-A-Thon in the gym Saturday to raise funds for travel and uniforms.

Here is a sponsored story about the event with all the details by Anderson Toyota.

RiverScene Magazine

01/02/2025

The Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair is just a few days away! Pilots are starting to arrive in town and everyone is getting ready to fill the Havasu skies with beautiful hot air balloons!

Here is a guide to all things Balloon Fest. Click on it to learn about mass ascensions, tethered rides, parking, tickets and schedule of events. Keep an eye on our website, social media and YouTube Channel for all of the event coverage each day next week with videos, live videos, photos, and stories.

Our coverage is brought to you by Anderson Toyota. The Balloon Festival and Fair will be held January 9-12, 2025.

RiverScene Magazine

01/01/2025

🧊This Saturday, January 4 is the Polar Plunge at London Bridge Beach. Check out our event calendar link in the comments for more details.

🥶If you’ve taken the “plunge” before in Lake Havasu, post your photos in the comments.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year, Arizona!!!! From RiverScene Magazine!! 🎉🥳🎉

12/31/2024

Of course we have to post photos of when Havasu had snow 10 years ago! For those that have grown up here, this was a fun day since we don’t get this very often. Happy New Year’s Eve, RSM fans!!

12/29/2024

Jenna Cobb is a Havasu local that has had a love of horses since she was young and has started Havasu Horseback Rides, LLC. Both kids and adults can learn everything from riding horses to basic care through Cobb’s training.

To learn more about Jenna Cobb and her love for horses, click on the story by Becky Maxedon.

RiverScene Magazine

12/29/2024

The Red Iron Motorcycle Club recently made a donation to Denise's Day, a Lake Havasu City nonprofit organization that helps children and families fighting cancer.

Here are some photos and a story about the donation.

RiverScene Magazine

12/24/2024

Members of the Desert Hills Fire Department spread Christmas cheer when they gave toys to area families Tuesday morning.

Here are some photos of the event.

RiverScene Magazine

12/23/2024

The 2025 Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair Presented by Anderson Toyota is just around the corner! Balloons are set to full the Havasu skies January 9-12.

To see what special shapes are coming the the Balloon Fest, click on the story by Becky Maxedon. There are some pretty fun shapes coming this year! Check it out and be sure to share with your friends!

RiverScene Magazine

12/22/2024

Who is loving all of the Christmas houses decorated in Lake Havasu? Over the past two weeks, our RSM video team has been going around using our Lights of Havasu map to get video of as many houses as they can for your enjoyment.

You can live stream our YouTube video on your tv as well! Special thanks to our video team James, head Elf Lonnie, and special guest host Andrea from Anderson Auto and Powersports Group for all of your hard work on our Lights of Havasu video.

If we missed a few houses, we apologize, but our team was limited on time at night and they got as many as time allowed. Thank you to EVERYONE for decorating your homes and spreading Christmas cheer.

Hope you all enjoy, and Merry Christmas!!!

There were so many amazing Christmas decorated homes in Lake Havasu City, AZ for the 2024 holiday season. RiverScene Magazine posted our annual Lights of Hav...

12/21/2024

🎄Congrats to the Harvey Family on Sandwood Dr.! They won People’s Choice Award and Most Inflatables. People’s Choice gift basket donated by Gem’s Assisted Living.

🎄Link to our Lights of Havasu map is in the comments. Thank you to all for spreading your Christmas Cheer!

12/21/2024

🎄 What a fun night for our Different Abilities Community! They had a holiday party full of friends, fun, hot chocolate, pictures with Santa and food! Brought to you by Anderson Auto Group.

12/20/2024

It’s the moment everyone has been waiting for – the announcement of the winners of the Lights of Havasu contest!

ALL of the houses were amazing and it was really really tough descision by judges. There were so many good houses! We appreciated every single on of them whether it was one strand of lights or 100,000.. All of the judges appreciated the Christmas cheer!

If you know any of the winners in our story, be sure to tag them in the comments. Congrats everyone and thank you to everyone that participated in our Lights of Havasu Map this year. Winners will be contacted from RSM staff by email to claim their prizes.

Our map was brought to you by Anderson Auto and Powersports Group.

Prizes generously were donated by Anderson Auto and Powersports Group, Sunset Charter and Tour Co. , Gem's Assisted Living, and Dixie Belle.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all from our RiverScene Magazine family to yours.

RiverScene Magazine

12/20/2024

Organizers of the Lake Havasu Boat Parade of Lights and the Night Glow delivered toys that they collected to the Clothes Closet.

Entry to the Dec. 13 Night Glow was an unwrapped toy or a cash donation. The toys will go to children in the community by the Clothes Closet.

Here is a story and photos about the event.

RiverScene Magazine

12/20/2024

The 2025 Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair presented by Anderson Toyota is coming up January 9-12, 2025! Check out our video with our host Lonnie Stevenson as he interviews Balloon Havasu Balloon Fest director Steve Ticknor, Balloon Meister Gary Moore, and Anderson Toyota's Andrea Foote.

There is a lot of great info in it so be sure to watch it all the way through on our RiverScene Magazine YouTube channel.

Video by Gene Navarro and brought to you by Anderson Toyota.

Havasu Balloon Fest 2025 Event Information. For everything you need to know from mass ascension times to things to do; check out our RiverScene video! For mo...