The gigantic balloon drop that capped off the Democratic National Convention wasn’t just to celebrate Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. As 100,000 red, white and blue ...

At 100,000 balloons, the DNC balloon drop wasn't the first or even the biggest balloon event Nyikos has participated in this ...

Executing the massive balloon drop took 75 volunteers, 30 staffers and a dozen union stagehands, convention organizers said. They began inflating the balloons the week before the convention.

The convention has come to a close with the ceremonial balloon drop — 100,00 balloons, according to a convention official. The official noted that the special process used to inflate so many ...