JamFest Looks Back on Festivals, Ohio’s Balloonfest ’86: A World Record Attempt That Went Awry
In 1986, Cleveland, Ohio, became the epicenter of a world record attempt that would go down in infamy. On September 27, United Way’s local chapter orchestrated Balloonfest ’86, aiming to release nearly 1.5 million balloons simultaneously—a spectacle intended to capture the world record and the public’s imagination. Farm Aid+1Time+1Wikipedia The Ambitious Plan Months of meticulous […]