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This week on What's Up Wednesday, it's bag to school, or anywhere else for that matter. While kiddos head back to school at all different times any more, we're right in the middle of that season and we have at least 7 different bags/totes to help you get your stuff...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, more new Tees have arrived, with more on the way. Last year we produced a fun design, with a Zebra wearing sunglasses in front of a number of balloons. While we only produced it in youth sizes it was so popular that many of...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, another round of new and exciting items, and a couple of shopping reminders as we drop below the 2 month mark until Balloon Fiesta 2025. First up, a new addition to the collectable pin line. For the first time ever, we have produced a...
Read moreThis week on What's up Wednesday, new jackets and shirts and an update on posters and metal prints. First a quick reminder that there is only one week left for our Christmas in July sale. If you missed the previous announcements, it's a final close out of 2024 dated items...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, new flashback, fluffy and flashy items, special hours, the end of the Christmas in July sale and a special concert ticket discount for What's Up Wednesday readers. Let's start with the fluffy. New for 2025 we have fluffy pajama pants. Perfect for lounging around...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's all about the Official Poster! The Official 2025 Balloon Fiesta Poster is now available! This year's poster was painted by San Felipe Pueblo artist Jason Valencia and depicts hot air balloons with Native American patterns in flight. There are balloons with a pottery...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, more new tee shirts, an update on Christmas in July and a sneak peek at what's coming soon! One of the most popular events every year at Balloon Fiesta is the Balloon Glow. A static display of balloons that light up the field by...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's Christmas in July, a final blowout of 2024 merchandise as we need room for 2025 stuff. Every year, we create merchandise specifically for that year's event. We put the year and/or the theme on the items, and we order enough, hopefully, to be...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, a new t-shirt, 2025 patches and an oopsie or redo on last week's puzzle announcement. We have a number of new t-shirts in the works for this year, and over the next few weeks we'll be releasing them here on What's Up Wednesday. Today's...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, more "pins", new spinners and a new panoramic puzzle. For a number of weeks now, we've been releasing the official pins for 2025. Today, we're releasing the extra "pins". The Walking Stick pin and the Medallion. The walking stick pin has proven extremely popular...
Read moreThis week on What's Up Wednesday, it's all magnets, keychains and ornaments. We've watched and shared with you the creation of these ever popular items. Now they are here and ready to adorn your keys, refrigerators and holiday trees. There are six magnet designs to collect. There's one that looks...
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