Weird History

Cleveland's Balloonfest Becomes Total Nightmare (2018x35)

: 11, 2018

While started with good intentions, Balloonfest '86 quickly became an absolute disaster. Hosted by United Way of Cleveland in Ohio, the premise of Balloonfest was simple, set the world record by releasing one and a half million balloons. Sounds fun, but it resulted in chaos, damage, and even two deaths.