The Best Balloon Entertainer, Artist and Twister's Convention is coming back to Boston Massachusetts! This is your chance to meet your "Balloon Heroes", legends in the industry, up-and-coming new talent, and of course see all your twisting friends from around the world. Twist & Shout is the only place to find all the best instructors in one place and focusing only on balloons. Here you'll also find the best convention attendees, friendly, helpful, always willing to jam and teach each other. We offer you access to Balloon manufacturers' Representatives who have samples you can play with and who are willing to answer questions as well as balloon supply vendors carrying all the latest products from aprons to videos, pumps to balloon clothing.

Whether you want to learn new twists and sculptures, find new ways of entertaining with balloons or you want to make the leap to full-time balloon twisting, Twist & Shout has all you'll need to make your balloon dreams come true.

Twist & Shout features educational classes on all aspects of Balloon Art including: Sculpture Designs, Entertaining with Balloons, Balloon Art, the Business of Ballooning and much more. Your registration price includes acces to all Vendors, Jams, Jam Room, a Thursday night welcome reception sponsored by Betallic Balloons as well as a Saturday evening Banquet and Awards Ceremony and continental breakfast on Sunday morning. All featured classes are "pay as you go" $5 each, paid directly to the instructor.

In addition to all the cool things you've come to expect from Twist & Shout, We have new competitions, Classes for DecoTwisters, and Master Performance Classes planned. Stay tuned for more details!

Back by popular Demand:
"THE JAM ROOM"

A 24-hour-a-day room filled with balloons for you to play with provided by Pioneer Balloon Company, Betallic Balloons and Gayla Balloon Company.

The Balloon Competitions are a favorite of Twist & Shout Attendees. As usual, We will bring back the categories of Small Medium and Large Artistic Figures as well as the Stage Entertainment Competition.

By popular Demand:
Todd & Don's Twisted Film Festival!!

It was so much fun last time, we're gonna do it again!! Bust out your balloon bag and your video camera kids! This year Twist & Shout will become the home of Todd & Don's Twisted Film Festival! Submit your short film about balloon twisting and you could win $500! The top submissions (as determined by our committee) will be featured during a special Midnight film festival hosted by Todd Neufeld and Don Caldwell on Thursday night. The winner will be announced during the Twist & Shout final night banquet on Saturday, where they will receive their Balloon Oscar along with $500 and a free registration to Twist & Shout 2008! Complete rules for this contest are listed on the the Twisted Film Fest Website.