Balloons at this year's Gold Cup and Saucer parade — a crowd favourite — were filled with air, not the usual helium, due to a worldwide helium shortage. Though not exactly the same as last year’s sky ...

Otis, Kansas, produces and ships helium used to inflate Macy’s parade balloons. Messer plant cools, compresses and liquefies gas used to fill more than 30 balloons. Otis plant has supplied Macy’s ...

The McAllen Holiday Parade is back! It's set to dazzle on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium. This year's event promises over 60 illuminated floats, 30 giant helium balloons, new ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — They’re up, up and — almost ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — After a 12-year hiatus, Syracuse St. Patrick’s Parade attendees will again be treated to the sight of a massive helium balloon being wrangled down Salina Street by Syracuse newspaper ...

Disney's Minnie Mouse balloon floats along Central Park West The tradition lives on with the 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which airs on NBC on Thursday, Nov. 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 ...

What would Thanksgiving be without the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Now in its 99th year, the parade is one of the most enduring traditions for many families—whether that means getting up before ...

Some sources say 3 billion balloons are sold in the United States each year. Others say that 1.95 billion helium-filed balloons were used at events in this country in 2023. Either way, that’s a lot ...

The iconic balloons and creative floats are back in the Big Apple on Thanksgiving. The 99 th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to be held on Nov. 27—an event that brings more than 3.5 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday season kicked off Thursday with massive helium balloons floating through New York on Thanksgiving Day. Parade-goers who braved chilly temperatures were treated to new ...