Howard County · Baltimore · Anne Arundel · Central Maryland
Balloon Delivery, Ready to Display
We build it, inflate it and bring it to your door. You put it where you want it. That is the whole idea, and it is why our prices look the way they do.
We Inflate. You Decorate.
Semi-DIY, and proud of it
Every bouquet, garland and arch arrives fully inflated and assembled. We do not install, ever. No crew in your house, no setup fee, no waiting around for a two-person team. You take it from the door and place it where you want it, which takes about a minute and saves you a lot of money.
How delivery works
Shop online
Pick your design and your date. Order any time, day or night.
Choose a window
Pick the delivery day and time window that suits you at checkout.
We build it fresh
Inflated and assembled the day it goes out, never in advance.
Place it and enjoy
It arrives at your door ready to display. You decide where it goes.
What delivery costs
Two things make up your delivery total. The delivery fee is based on how long it actually takes us to drive to you from Columbia, so nearby addresses pay less and you see the real number at checkout before you pay. On top of that, you choose how tight you want the time window.
| Time window | What you get | Added cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | A four-hour morning or afternoon window | Included |
| Priority | A two-hour window you choose | $50 |
| Exact Hour | A one-hour window you choose | $100 |
Why the narrow windows cost more. Our drivers run routes. A four-hour window lets us group your delivery with others nearby, which is efficient and cheap. A one-hour window means a dedicated trip on your schedule. If you genuinely need balloons there by 2:00, it is worth every penny. If you are flexible, keep the money.
Need it outside the normal day?
All of these are bookable right at checkout. They cost extra because someone is coming in early, staying late or giving up a Sunday to make it happen.
| Option | When | Added cost |
|---|---|---|
| Early Morning Delivery | 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM | $100 |
| Evening Delivery | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | $100 |
| Sunday delivery | Any Sunday window | $125 |
| Same-day delivery | Order before noon, same day | $75 |
The noon rule. Order before noon and you can have it the next day. Order after noon and the next available day shifts by one. It is not us being difficult, it is the actual amount of time it takes to build and inflate your order properly.
Stuck between options, or need something the checkout will not let you pick? Call 667.788.8181 or email balloons@charmcityballoons.com and a real person will sort it out with you.
Prefer to pick it up?
Pickup is the cheapest and often the fastest option. Pickup is by appointment only, so you choose a one-hour pickup window at checkout and your order is built, bagged and waiting when you arrive.
| Pickup window | When | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday pickup | Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Free |
| Late afternoon | Monday – Friday, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | $30 |
| Weekend pickup | Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | $50 |
Someone is at the shop every weekday between 7:00 and 3:00, so those windows cost nothing. Outside that, we are paying somebody to be there just for you, which is what the fee covers.
Pickup location. Our studio is at 8989 Herrmann Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, MD 21045. Pick a pickup window at checkout and your order will be ready when you arrive.
Where we deliver balloons
We deliver across Howard County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County, and out into Carroll, Prince George’s and Montgomery. Every delivery is priced on real drive time from our Columbia studio, so the closer you are the less you pay, and you see the exact number at checkout before you commit to anything.
Howard County balloon delivery
Columbia, Ellicott City, Elkridge, Clarksville, Fulton, Savage, Jessup, North Laurel, Scaggsville, Highland, Dayton, Glenelg, West Friendship, Marriottsville, Cooksville, Lisbon, Woodbine, Simpsonville, Ilchester and Guilford. This is our home county, so it is the cheapest and fastest area we serve.
Baltimore City balloon delivery
All of Baltimore, including Federal Hill, Canton, Fells Point, Harbor East, Inner Harbor, Mount Vernon, Charles Village, Hampden, Remington, Locust Point, Bolton Hill, Roland Park, Mount Washington and Brewers Hill. Rowhouse doorways and third-floor walk-ups are no problem, we do them every week.
Baltimore County balloon delivery
Towson, Catonsville, Pikesville, Owings Mills, Arbutus, Halethorpe, Lutherville, Timonium, Cockeysville, Hunt Valley, Reisterstown, Randallstown, Woodlawn, Milford Mill, Garrison, Parkville, Perry Hall, Nottingham, White Marsh, Overlea, Rosedale, Essex, Middle River, Dundalk, Ruxton, Riderwood, Stevenson and Mays Chapel.
Anne Arundel County balloon delivery
Annapolis, Glen Burnie, Severna Park, Pasadena, Arnold, Odenton, Crofton, Gambrills, Millersville, Severn, Hanover, Linthicum, Ferndale, Brooklyn Park, Maryland City, Fort Meade, Crownsville, Davidsonville, Edgewater and Riva.
Carroll County balloon delivery
Eldersburg, Sykesville, Westminster, Finksburg, Mount Airy, Hampstead, Manchester and New Windsor.
Prince George’s County balloon delivery
Laurel, Beltsville, Greenbelt, College Park, Bowie, Lanham, Hyattsville, Riverdale Park, New Carrollton, Adelphi, Cheverly and Landover.
Montgomery County balloon delivery
Silver Spring, Burtonsville, Olney, Rockville, Wheaton, Kensington, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Potomac and Takoma Park. These are our longest drives, so the fee is higher, but we go when the order is worth the trip.
Do not see your town? Put your address in at checkout. The system prices the drive automatically and tells you straight away whether we can reach you. If it says no and you still want balloons, call 667.788.8181 and we will figure something out.
Balloon pickup, from anywhere
Delivery has a limit. Pickup does not. If you are willing to drive to Columbia, you can order from anywhere and collect it yourself, and plenty of people do exactly that from Frederick, Harford County, Southern Maryland, Washington DC, Northern Virginia, York County PA and Delaware.
We are right off Route 175 near Wegmans and about 12 minutes from I-95, so it is an easy detour on the way to a party. Order online, pick a one-hour window Monday to Friday between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM, and it costs you nothing extra.
Pickup travel tip. Bring the biggest vehicle you have, seats down and trunk empty. A dozen helium balloons takes more room than most people expect, and a garland needs an SUV or a van. Not sure? Call before you order and we will tell you exactly what will fit.
City by city
Pick your city below for delivery timing, the neighborhoods we cover and what people usually order there.
- Columbia
- Ellicott City
- Baltimore
- Catonsville
- Elkridge
- Clarksville
- Fulton
- Laurel
- Towson
- Glen Burnie
- Annapolis
- Severna Park
- Pikesville
- Owings Mills
- Odenton & Fort Meade
- Jessup & Savage
How far ahead should you order?
For bouquets and individual helium balloons, a few days is usually plenty. For garlands, arches, columns and anything custom, give us a week, and two weeks during graduation season and December.
Up against a deadline? Call us. We can often do more than the calendar suggests.