The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City uses roughly 400,000 cubic feet of helium gas in total to inflate its iconic giant balloons. Besides being lighter than air and ...

If you’ve tried to get balloons for a party recently, you’ve probably heard about the global helium shortage. Many stores are limiting the number of helium balloons you can buy at a time. Grand Slam ...

A helium shortage is deflating for Ilana Doitch, owner of Ilana’s Balloons and the Funnery indoor playground in Newmarket, Ont. Ms. Doitch’s helium suppliers have increased their prices since the war ...

The much-loved balloons of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade haven’t always been successful in their annual battle against lampposts and strong gusts of wind. Deflating balloons have wounded onlookers ...

Some of Yayoi Kusama‘s most legendary inflatable works are set to be on view this summer at the Manchester International Festival’s You, Me and the Balloons exhibit. The show brings together a ...