And of course, no Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is complete without the arrival of Santa, coming through from the North Pole ...

In 1927, three years after the parade launched, Felix the Cat debuted as its first big balloon. Felix was a cartoon cat that ...

When Macy’s first introduced a helium-filled character balloon into the Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927, people watching from the sidewalks of New York didn’t quite know what they were looking at.

Occurred on October 31, 2025 / Chicago, Illinois, USA Info from Licensor: "On Halloween in Chicago, a roller skater by the name of Patricia is seen riding through the downtown city center in a red ...

In the summer months, Bill Torgerson is kind of like a professional clown, sans makeup. For about a decade, his full-time job has been making balloon animals, ninja swords, and other balloon objects ...

The State Fair is in the books, but there's plenty of fun still happening in the Springfield area. From hot air balloon festivals lighting up the sky with bright rainbows or booming music festivals, ...

FALMOUTH, Ky. — After a successful inaugural launch, Falmouth's new festival featuring hot air balloons and live music will return this year. Balloons & Tunes will be held Saturday, July 26 at the ...

ALLYN, Wash. — People in the community of Allyn are keeping an eye out for a large wooden balloon animal. The chainsaw carving was stolen early Thursday morning from the Bear in a Box wood carving ...

HUDSONVILLE, MI - The fifth annual Hudsonville Balloon Days will take to the skies this weekend. The popular hot air balloon festival takes place from Friday, June 20, to Sunday, June 22, at the ...

Cj Hendry’s new project is blowing up. Literally: she’s taken to creating balloon sculptures, twisting and modeling balloons of every color into forms so absurd she’s only calling them “knots.” She is ...

From Snoopy to Minnie Mouse, there have been many iconic balloon debuts over the years — and it's been no small feat to bring them to life ...

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals handled animal control in New York for 100 years at an annual rate that works out to about $10 million per year in today’s dollars. Then, ...