After what seemed to feel like forever, the Big Balloon Build Colorado is finally ready to unveil its unique masterpiece to visitors of all ages. Allison Dunning, owner of Balloon Art by Merry Makers ...

The Big Balloon Build announced the Greeley event, which took place in July, raised a total of $131,000 for its chosen charity, Life Stories Child and Family Advocacy. An additional $101,000 of ...

It may be hard to fathom in today's high-tech world, but many nations used gas-filled balloons during both World Wars as active and passive defenses to keep enemy aircraft away from a target. We're ...

In 1927, three years after the parade launched, Felix the Cat debuted as its first big balloon. Felix was a cartoon cat that was created in 1919 and was featured in animated shorts and comic strips.

Indiana County will kick off the holiday season with some “big beautiful balloons.” “It’s a Wonderful Big Balloon Build” will be held at the S&T Bank Arena this year. Over 85 artists will create ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC will feature 32 giant character balloons, 27 floats, three balloonicles, four specialty units, 33 clown groups, 11 marching bands and thousands of performers ...

The annual day-after Thanksgiving parade has been cancelled the last two years because of COVID-19. Thousands of area residents lined both sides of Main Street in downtown Springfield on Friday for ...

Part of a Thanksgiving Day tradition as ubiquitous as turkey and football, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade makes its way through the streets of New York City this Thursday with its signature fare ...

A fighter jet flies near a large balloon drifting above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina near Myrtle Beach, Feb. 4. Minutes later, the balloon was struck by a missile from an ...

OUR METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN, EXPLAINS HOW THAT’S BEING DONE. WELL, THE BALLOONS FOR THESE MISSIONS AREN’T YOUR STANDARD WEATHER BALLOON WHEN INFLATED, THEY’RE AS BIG AS A FOOTBALL STADIUM AND ...

Update at 10:56 p.m. PST: The MIT Red Balloon Challenge Team (PDF) has won the competition. You may have heard about that DARPA balloon challenge, where the first team to identify the latitudes and ...