Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

New York City

Thursday,
November 23, 2023
9:00 AM

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Mail: Macy's Band Selection Committee
11 Penn Plaza, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Parade Line: 212-494-4495

If you're interested in entering your band in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, click here to access the online Macy's band application. The deadline to apply for the 2024 parade is February 1, 2023.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off the holidays with unparalleled pomp and pageantry. The scale of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is immense: more than 3.5 million people view the parade live along the parade route, and more than 50 million viewers tune in to the television broadcast. Spectators watch in awe as 10,000 participants — including the nation's best marching bands, performance groups, giant helium balloons, breathtaking floats and the one-and-only Santa Claus — pass before their eyes.

A day in the life of a Macy's Parade marching band

Each year, top marching bands of all varieties from across the country are invited to represent their states in the annual parade. In addition, the Macy's Great American Marching Band returns to the parade route each November with more than 250 participants representing all 50 states.

Band directors are invited to submit an application along with a video of a field marching performance to the Macy's Band Selection Committee. Applicants are thoroughly reviewed and decisions are made by early May, approximately 18 months in advance of the invited bands' appearance.

Macy's 2023 Participating Bands

Alabama A&M University Marching Maroon & White, Normal, Alabama
Band Directors Marching Band, USA
Fishers High School Marching Tiger Band, Fishers, Indiana
Greendale High School Marching Band, Greendale, Wisconsin
Jenison High School Marching Band, Jenison, Michigan
Macy's Great American Marching Band, USA
Mercer Island High School Marching Band, Mercer Island, Washington
NYPD Marching Band, New York
O'Fallon Township High School Marching Panthers, O'Fallon, Illinois
Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Stoneman Douglas High School Eagle Regiment, Parkland, Florida
Texas Tech University Goin' Band from Raiderland, Lubbock, Texas

Macy's 2024 Participating Bands

Updated September 17, 2023

Avon High School Marching Black & Gold, Avon, Indiana
East Tennessee State University Marching Buccaneers, Johnson City, Tennessee
Flower Mound High School Marching Band, Flower Mound, Texas
Jonesboro High School Majestic Marching Cardinals, Atlanta, Georgia
Lake Hamilton High School Marching Band, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Lincoln High School Patriot Marching Band, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
University of South Carolina Mighty Sound of the Southeast, Columbia, South Carolina
West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band, Morgantown, West Virginia
The 369th Experience, Washington, D.C.

Macy's Great American Marching Band, USA
NYPD Marching Band, New York

Additional 2024 bands will be added here as selections are announced.

Related Events

Bands participating in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade often take advantage of additional performance and educational opportunities during their visit to New York City. Some of the activities that bands have included on their itineraries are:

Attending a Broadway show at one of the many theatres along the Great White Way
Taking a harbor cruise for a unique view of the Statue of Liberty and the city skyline
Seeing a performance at New York's legendary music venues, including Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall or Lincoln Center

Future Dates

Thursday, November 23, 2023
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Thursday, November 27, 2025
(Always held on Thanksgiving Day)

For More Information

Web: Macys.com

Email: Contact Us
Mail: Macy's Band Selection Committee, 11 Penn Plaza, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Parade Line: 212-494-4495

If you're interested in entering your band in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, click here to access the online Macy's band application. The deadline to apply for the 2024 parade is February 1, 2023.

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