Not all the balloons will have a teardrop design at the Alabama Jubilee on Saturday and Sunday at Point Mallard Park. Several uniquely shaped balloons, including a UFO, an armadillo sheriff and a firefighting Dalmatian, known as “fire dog,” will float in the air during the event, which started in 1978.
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