2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Expect to be like no other.
This year, the iconic event features 10 performance groups, 11 marching bands, 17 giant character balloons, 22 floats, 15 historic inflatables, and 700 clowns, as well as fan-favorite appearances from Cynthia Ario, Idina Menzel, Ariana Maddux, and more. will Coco Jones, and Walker Hayes.
Messi’s Thanksgiving Day The parade will be available to watch on NBC, Peacock and Furbo. The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and end around noon. Messi Flagship store at 34th Street Herald Square. Additionally, an encore show will air at 2 p.m.
Hoda Kotb, Savannah Gutherie, and Al Roker are set to co-host this year.
Just two years shy of its 100th birthday, the legendary affair remains a holiday favorite not only for New Yorkers, but for families across the country. Every year since 1924, the world’s biggest competition is held on the fourth Thursday of November.
The department store chain inadvertently replaced the earlier seasonal celebration of Ragamuffin Day, which saw children disguised as beggars and go door-to-door begging for sweet treats.
It wasn’t until Anthony Frederick Sarg, the marionette performer in charge of the store’s window display, suggested adding balloons to the parade – making the huge floats the centerpiece of the parade. Felix the Cat is remembered as the first pop culture character to be featured in a parade in 1931. Three years later, Mickey Mouse made his debut.
In recent years, viewers have enjoyed watching characters like Spongebob Squarepants and Snoopy gracefully float between the city’s skyscrapers.
This year, young fans can expect to see Minnie Mouse, Gabby. Gabby’s DollhouseSpider-Man, from Marshall PAW Patrolfrom Goku Dragon Balland the extraordinary Norah and the Elf on the Shelf.
According to NBC, there will be Six new floats 2024 Parade debuts: Wonderland of Wildlife by Bronx Zoo, Masterfest by Netflix, Pasta Night by Rouse Homemade, Magic Meets the Seas by Disney Cruise Line, Dora’s Fantastical Rainforest by Nickelodeon and Paramount, and Candy Kosbos.
Broadway performances from Hell’s Kitchen, Outsidersand Death becomes his. will take place, as well as a festival special by Radio City Rocket.
Fresh off their first WNBA Championship win, the New York Liberty carry this year’s lineup Mascot Ellie the elephant and stars Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Loud Luxury, and Kylie Minogue.
Meanwhile, community Star Alison Bree will cut the ribbon to start the procession.
Those wishing to reserve a spot on the parade route should bring a rain jacket. The forecast for Thanksgiving includes rain with winds of less than 10 mph. Macy’s parade will go on as planned, as long as winds stay below 23 mph.