Balloon Art near Columbia, MO
We specialize in balloon artistry for large events. From school festivals and community celebrations to company events, fundraisers, and fairs, our focus is keeping the line moving so as many guests as possible leave with a balloon and a smile. Our menu features fun, recognizable creations that usually use just one or two balloons, allowing each artist to complete most designs in about 20 – 40 seconds. With two balloon artists available, we're built for crowds rather than small in-home birthday parties.
We bring thousands of balloons in nearly every color, let guests choose their favorites, and can customize our menu and colors to fit your event. Whether we're set up at our own station or working under a sponsor's tent, our job is simple: make a lot of balloons, keep the line moving, and make people happy.
Contact Us!Balloon FAQ's
What types of events do you do?
We specialize in large, high-volume events such as school festivals, community events, company celebrations, fairs, fundraisers, open houses, festivals, and similar gatherings. We do not typically book small in-home birthday parties.
Our menu focuses on fun creations that usually require only one or two balloons. We can make much more elaborate balloon art, but elaborate creations take considerably longer and lead to long lines. Our goal is to keep the line moving and get as many balloons into as many hands as possible.
How much do you charge?
Our standard rate is $125 per hour for one balloon artist or $200 per hour for both artists together. Discounted rates are available for schools and charitable organizations. We offer special discounted rates for schools, nonprofit organizations, and charitable events. Contact us with information about your event and we'll work with you whenever we can.
One important note: we believe pretty strongly that life is short and everybody deserves a balloon. If our scheduled time ends while people are still waiting, and we don't have another commitment immediately afterward, we'll often stay a little longer to finish the line. There's no charge for that extra time.
We can't always guarantee that circumstances will allow us to stay, but we really don't like sending somebody home empty-handed.
How many balloon artists are available?
We currently have two balloon artists, Charlotte and Ben. For especially large events, we may also bring an additional person to help manage the line and keep things moving smoothly.
What creations are available?
We work from a balloon menu designed specifically for high-volume events, and we bring about 3,000 balloons in nearly every color. Guests can choose their favorite color and any available creation from the menu.
The menu is customizable for your event. For example, some schools prefer that we leave balloon swords off the menu for reasons that become fairly obvious once 40 children are holding balloon swords. When you book us, we'll provide our current menu and you can include or exclude anything you'd like.
Do you offer custom colors/themes?
Yes! With enough notice, usually about a month, we can order specific colors and limit the available color palette to match your school, organization, company, holiday, or event theme.
Can you work from our company’s booth or tent at an event?
Absolutely! This is a great option for businesses and organizations sponsoring school festivals, community events, fairs, and similar gatherings. We can set up directly under your tent or alongside your booth so that the balloons are visibly being provided by your organization.
Balloon artistry tends to draw a crowd, which means your organization gets the visibility and goodwill of providing one of the event's most popular activities.
What kind of space do you need?
We have two setups that we bring in to use for balloons - you just need to allocate space! The first is a folding table (6' x 2') for larger events that allows us to work on either side of the table together. The second is a mobile balloon cart that's only about 2' x 2'. These allow us to service large events or move around to various locations throughout the day. A typical working space for us is about 10' x 10' but the lines we generate are usually quite large! Depending on the designs being requested, each artist can typically complete a creation every 20–40 seconds, so the line moves fast but don't be surprised if we generate one of the bigger lines at your event.
Do you work at outdoor events?
Absolutely! We can work indoors or outdoors, but balloons and electric air pumps aren't especially fond of extreme heat/humidity, so outdoor events need to provide some kind of shade, tent, or covered area for us to work under if your event is in the summer, or before 4pm. Balloons aren't particularly fond of rain either, so we'll need to stay dry.
Wind is usually manageable as long as our balloon parrots don't actually start flying away.
Thunderstorms are a different story. If lightning or severe weather moves into the area, we'll need to stop and move to a safe location until conditions improve.
What balloons do you use? Do they have latex?
We source our balloons from All American Balloons and typically use Sempertex balloons - which do contain latex.
Is there an age limit on balloons?
There's no upper age limit. Adults are absolutely allowed to want balloon animals too. We don't provide balloons directly to children under 2 because we'd rather their first balloon experience not be a taste test.
What happens when it's time to close the line?
We'll work with your event staff as closing time approaches so we can stop adding guests to the line at an appropriate point. Whenever possible, we'll finish balloons for everyone already waiting.