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Balloon Twisting

Balloon twisting is a popular skill for clowns. It takes some time and effort to learn how to twist balloons, but it is a great crowd pleaser. Balloons are great at birthday parties, restaurants, company picnics, community festivals, and other events with kids.

Balloon Manufacturers

There are two main manufacturers of balloon for twisting, Qualatex and Betallic.

• Qualatex
  Makers of Qualatex balloons
• Betallic
  Makers of Betallatex Balloons

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Organizations and Conventions

There are a few organizations for balloon twisters that sponsor annual conferences and conventions.

• Balloon Twisters Convention: Twist & Shout
  Twist and Shout is an annual balloon convention that moves round to a new city each year.
• Florida SuperJam
  The ultimate balloon jam!!! 4 days of continuous balloon twisting
• International Balloon Association (IBA)
  Network of manufacturers, distributors, decorators, retailers, and entertainers in the balloon industry.
• Qualatex Balloon Network
  The Qualatex Balloon Network (QBN) unites and supports businesses that offer value-added balloon designs featuring Qualatex products.
• West Coast Event & Balloon Arts Convention
  West Coast Event & Balloon Arts Convention helps support and assist all balloon and event designers, from novice to masters, through networking opportunities, enthusiastic hands-on instruction, artistic competitions and industry events.
• World Balloon Convention
  An annual balloon convention hosted by Qualatex

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Regional and Local Guilds, Groups, and Jams

There are many small local groups of balloon twisters who meet for jams. Jams are great places to learn new balloon designs, practice, and meet other balloon twisters. Unfortunately, most are loosely organized. Here are a few of the groups with websites.

• Bay Area Stars 'Jams Around The Bay'
  Offers several Jams are for balloon twisting, face painting and magic in California
• Chantilly Face Painting and Balloon Jam
  Monthly Face Painting and Balloon Jam in Chantilly, VA
• Chicago Balloon Jam
  The Chicago Balloon Jam is a monthly meeting of Chicago's most amazing balloon twisters.
• G.O.T. Balloons - A Gathering Of Twisters
  Group of balloon twisters in Texas
• Michigan Twisters Group
  Balloon jams in the Detroit area
• New York City Balloon Network
  Balloon twisters in New York City
• NY Twisters
  Group of balloon twisters in New York
• St Louis Balloon Jam
  St Louis area gathering of balloon enthusiasts, inflators, twisters and jammers
• SoCal Balloon Jam
  Balloon Twisting in Southern California

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Balloon Vendors and Supplies

• Apollo Balloon Carts
  724-568-4356
  
• Balloons To You
  Qualatex balloon distributor since 1981
  Balloons To You
  2152B Chennault
  Carrollton, TX 75006
  800-636-4887
  
• Balloons and Clowns
  Dave Hills store for clowns.
  
  PO Box 11057
  Goldsboro, NC 27532
  800-CLOWN-99
  
• Dewey's Good News Balloons
  Books, videos, and supplies from Ralph Dewey.
  
  Dewey's Good News Balloons
  1202 Wildwood Drive
  Deer Park, TX 77536-4079
  
• Filbert Productions
  Makers of the Filbert balloon Pump. Available in a wide selection of color combinations.
  Filbert Productions
  379 Wormer Road
  Voorheesville, NY 12186
  518-765-4585
  
• Majiloon
  Makers of the Majiloon pumps
  Kenosha Magic
  3721 60th Street
  Kenosha, WI 53144
  262-652-0300
  
• Twist 'em Up
  Makers of balloon bags and aprons
  1826 Western Charm Drive
  Riverton, UT 84065
  801-432-7898
  

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Balloon Twisting Resources

• Balloon HQ
  Website about balloons and balloon twisting
• Balloon Jams
  List of Balloon Jams and other Twister Events
• Balloon Resource Center
  
• The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
  
• MDB2 Balloon Forum
  
• Face Painting and Balloon Twisting Blog
  Resources for the professional entertainer by Mike Becvar aka Balloons By Mike.

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Last Updated on October 21, 2011.
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