Bala is celebrating a milestone! Local businesses and residents are invited to take part in a year-long celebration for Bala’s 100th birthday. Events that are planned include the 12th Annual Spring Art Tour, summer and fall antique shows, watersports and more. I t was in 1868 that Bala was first settled by Thomas Burgess, while in 1914 the Town was first incorporated. There are one-hundred days and one-hundred ways to celebrate.