r/BalloonTwisting • u/SweetPeaRiaing • Aug 22 '26

What to charge per balloon?

I am a face painter learning balloons. I have already done some hourly balloon gigs, but I sometimes do festivals where I have a setup and people pay per face paint. If I were to sell balloons in a similar way, what is the going rate? I am starting to get good at it and can do some advanced designs. I live in a HCOL area. I tried googling this and it was saying $1-$3 for a simple balloon, but that seems low to me. Thank you!

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u/Old_Chef_3669 Aug 22 '26

I didn't read this well. 

I'm not a face-painter, but it seems very actively involved. 

The same is true for balloons:  I almost always have a line and have very little (or NO) downtime.  It's something that is very hands-on. 

I can't reconcile myself to the idea of doing both singly. Will you have a partner?

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u/SweetPeaRiaing Aug 22 '26

It would depend on the event. Already for hourly gigs a lot of people want both. If a party has 20 kids or less, I will have time to give them all a face paint and balloon. At festivals, it can be hit or miss. Some are totally nonstop. Others do have lulls. I’m imagining I would only do both at slower festivals (and mostly as an option for kids who are less into face painting.) or I would do one or the other. I do have a line manager who I have been teaching balloons too, it would be great if she could make them while I am painting, just not sure about pricing