Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual event held on Thanksgiving Day in New York, on the fourth Thursday in November.
The 98th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to be held on November 28, 2024, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC and Peacock that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST.
Parade Route:
There are 2.5 miles of public viewing. It typically kicks off at 59 West 35th Street & Central Park West and flows down Central Park West before winding around Columbus Circle and onto Central Park South and Sixth Avenue. Finally, it files down Sixth Avenue to Macy’s Herald Square.
The parade attracts a lot of visitors each year or people are watching the parade on television. The four-kilometre parade showcases floats, marching bands, cheerleaders, and of course the famous giant balloons of characters such as Spiderman, Mickey Mouse, and Hello Kitty.
Parade Lineup:
Giant Balloons
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Abrams Books) - 3rd time[1]
- Extraordinary Noorah & The Elf on the Shelf (The Lumistella Company) - 1st time
- Goku (Toei Animation) - 1st time
- Marshall from PAW Patrol (Spin Master and Nickelodeon) - 1st time
- Spider-Man (Marvel Entertainment) - 1st time
- SpongeBob SquarePants & Gary (Nickelodeon) - 6th time
Novelty Balloons
- DORA (Nickelodeon) - 1st time
- Smokey Bear (U.S.D.A. Forest Service) - 6th time
Floats
- Deck the Halls (Balsam Hill) - 8th time[3]
- DORA's Fantastical Rainforest (Nickelodeon) - 1st time
- Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party (Toys"R"Us) - 3rd time[4]
- Macy's Singing Christmas Tree (Macy's) - 7th time
- Magic Meets the Seas (Disney Cruise Line) - 1st time
- People of First Light (Macy's) - 3rd time[5]
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 16th time
- Strikes Again (GoBowling!) - 1st time
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon and Paramount) - 2nd time
- The Wondership (Wonder) - 3rd time[6]
- Tom Turkey (Macy's) - 6th time
- Wondrous World of Wildlife (Bronx Zoo) - 1st time
Specialty Units
- Garriage (Nickelodeon) - 1st time
- NYC Parks Mounted Unit - 36th time
- NYPD Motorcycles - 40th time
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 97th time
If you are in New York in late November, then you simply cannot miss the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
New York, New York, United States
