Rzeszów, 7 November 2026
One world.
One Rzeszów.
Inflatable Earth globe at the PCLA opening
Our inflatable Earth globe, made as a helium balloon for the grand opening of the Podkarpackie Athletics Centre in Rzeszów, Poland.
At the stadium. Live on TVP3 Rzeszów.
Explore the projectThe animation is unavailable. See the balloon photographs below.
Globe visualisation. Photographs of the WATS balloon below.
An inflatable Earth globe
above the stadium.
An Earth globe with Rzeszów marked on it. At the opening of PCLA, this idea took three-dimensional form as a custom helium balloon made by WATS.
On 7 November 2026, the Podkarpackie Athletics Centre on Wyspiańskiego Street in Rzeszów opened with “Arena Mistrzów” — the Arena of Champions. The globe formed part of the opening show, broadcast live on TVP3 Rzeszów.
For Estrada Rzeszowska, we produced a helium balloon printed with the Earth and a marker for the city. The photographs follow the balloon from preparations at the stadium to its place in the show.
A similar design can be developed using a spherical helium balloon with custom printing. An inflatable globe can highlight a chosen place, as Rzeszów was highlighted in this project.
A helium balloon.
From production
to the show.
Photographs of the event preparations show the balloon on the pitch and its inflation before the show.
The preparation photographs show the printed continents and the name “Rzeszów”. Once inflated, the globe floats above the track and the pitch, becoming a distinctive feature of the arena.
The project centred on a specific visual theme and its role in the event. Our task was to manufacture the balloon in collaboration with the team preparing the opening.
A grand opening.
A shared experience.
“Arena Mistrzów” brought sport and spectacle together. The Earth globe placed Rzeszów within a picture of the whole world.
The opening programme included Rzeszów’s sports parade, presentations of people from the sporting community, and artistic and multimedia performances. The TVP3 Rzeszów report also describes the role of the globe with the city clearly marked.
Karolina Kapustyńska’s photographs show the project in context: the globe above the stadium, the surrounding lights, the stage and the people preparing the show.
Watch the TVP3 Rzeszów reportThe grand opening
in 14 photographs.
Preparations, backstage moments and the stadium show.
Select a photograph to see the full image.
An inflatable Earth globe for an event
For this project, the inflatable globe was a helium balloon with a custom Earth print and a marker for Rzeszów. WATS manufactured the balloon. It is an example of an inflatable created for a specific event setting.
Explore spherical helium balloonsBehind this globe
are people.
Thank you to Estrada Rzeszowska and to the teams working on the opening for bringing this project together.
We are also grateful for the photographs that allow us to show the balloon in the setting it was created for.
Fot. Karolina Kapustyńska / materiały Estrada Rzeszowska
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