Everything to Know About Macy's 2024 Thanksgiving Day Parade
This year will be one of its biggest yet, boasting new floats and celebrity appearances from Coco Jones, T-Pain, Natti Natasha, and more.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is back for its 98th year. Soon to shut down the streets of New York City, the retailer is readying its festive floats and celebrity cameos for another afternoon of fun.
The Thanksgiving Parade will take place on Thanksgiving Day, which falls on November 28, 2024. Rain is forecast, but the show will go on. The parade is broadcast live on NBC and Peacock starting at 8:30am ET and will start at West 77th Street and Central Park. It will finish at the store's Herald Square location at 151 W 34th Street. See the full parade route.
The parade will make its way from the Upper West Side all the way down to Macy's flagship store in Herald Square. This year's parade is set to be one of its biggest yet. The magic is also in the numbers: Expect to see 32 towering novelty balloons, 22 floats, hundreds of clowns (run if you have coulrophobia!), and over 11 marching bands.
This year's parade will have six new balloons, including Disney Minnie Mouse by The Walt Disney Company and Spider-Man by Marvel. Among its floats, there will be a couple of new ones too, like Candy Cosmos by Haribo and Wednesday's Feast by Netflix. Kimberly Montgomery led costuming across thousands of pieces. With around 2,000 gallons of paint and 300 pounds of glitter used to assemble everything, the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is set to celebrate the American holiday while also ringing in the Christmas spirit. Santa's Sleigh is the largest float of the parade.
The parade will bring out celebrity stars to get spectators energized. (This is, after all, always a highlight to see, be it Diana Ross at the parade in 1979 or Miley Cyrus in 2006.) The 2024 event is set to be anther star-studded spectacle with guests from Coco Jones to Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, T-Pain, and Natti Natasha. Wicked star Cynthia Erivo is rumored to join. For any WNBA fans, Ellie the Elephant will be there. The Radio City Rockettes will do a signature performance.
Though it started 100 years ago in 1924, the parade is not celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Because of World War ll, the parade didn't take place from 1942 to 1944.
