Drops

Colorful balloons cascade over a large, crowded indoor space filled with people.

A grand ballroom is decorated with elegant lighting and set up for an event featuring a stage and large screen.

A vibrant stage performance features colorful lighting, an ensemble cast, and a cascade of green balloons descending from above.

A large indoor venue is being set up for an event, featuring a ceiling installation of black and gold balloons and tables arranged underneath.

A person is standing under a large cascade of green balloons suspended in a theater with elaborate stage decorations.

A large event space is set up with numerous tables, chairs, and overhead lighting, with suspended decorative elements hanging from the ceiling.

A carabiner and zip tie secure a wire to a metal pipe above a cluster of pink balloons.

A crowded concert scene is illuminated by stage lights with balloons floating above the audience.

A worker operates a green boom lift to hang a yellow and black balloon decoration inside a large hall.

A large room is set up for an event with colorful clusters of balloons on the ceiling, a disco ball, and various equipment and trusses.

A ceiling with ornate decorations features metallic spherical clusters and circular light fixtures.

Hundreds of colorful balloons are being released from the ceiling above a stage with performers and an audience in a dimly lit venue.

Balloon Drop Installation

Air filled biodegradable balloon drop delivered & setup in an Electric Van.

A balloon drop is the timeless classic special effect. We specialise in balloon drop installation large or small. We’ve never failed to rig a drop anywhere – no matter how low or high the ceiling area.

Example costing:

500 Air filled biodegradable Balloon, hand tied - £600.00
500 Net chain stitched & strengthed with N8 Nylon Line & cable ties - £95.00
UK Delivery & Setup - £100.00
Total - £795.00+vat

Get in touch: david@balloon.co.uk

The nets are cut to size to fit your venue and biodgradable balloons inflated on site. We rig the net and place the pull string where required and in a secure area away from the public (because we don’t want the string to be pulled early).

A chain stitch is used to seal the long opening (the under side of the net). This is a tried and tested method which produces no friction when pulling. It also means the release line can be pulled from anywhere on location, not just in a direct straight line view of the drop. The nets are tube shaped rather than a flat square. We support them using 500lb nylon line and a thinner 50lb dacron for the pull cord.

This video is a good example of the chain stitch in action showing a 7000 balloon drop over the Liverpool One shopping mall. This involved 5 crew working overnight inflating and rigging. 3500 vouchers were inserted into the balloons which included 500 winning prizes. The marketing team at the shopping mall launched an online viral campaign and their Facebook video hit 30,000 views in the first 24 hours.

3ft Balloon Drop

If you’re looking for something different we can drop larger 3ft balloons. The principle is the same and the total weight of the installed net is no different. 3ft Latex are usually knocked back into the air so beware of broken bottles and glasses if your venue is not conference style.

See also this awesome photo of a drop in action at The Roundhouse, or videos of drops at The Blackpool Tower Ballroom in 2015 & 2016.