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NEW YORK (Nov. 22, 2024) — As the nation gathers to celebrate and give thanks with family and friends, the 98th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to the streets of New York City on Thursday, November 28 at 8:30 AM.

This year's annual Thanksgiving Day telecast will feature performances by musical icons Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue and Billy Porter along with new floats, new giant character balloons and some of the nation's best marching bands, including Avon High School (Indiana) which was just crowned the Bands of America Grand National Champion on November 19.

"A dedicated team of artisans and production experts at Macy's Studios work year-round to bring this experience to life," said Executive Producer Will Coss. "This year's 98th Macy's Parade will create awe with unforgettable character balloons, one-of-a-kind floats and the world-class entertainment only Macy's can deliver."

The parade lineup for 2024 features 17 giant balloons, 11 marching bands, 27 floats plus specialty units, 700 clowns, 15 novelty balloons plus a host of celebrity performers.

Macy's Parade Route Map

The 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will step off at 77th Street and Central Park West at 8:30 AM. The procession will travel down to Columbus Circle, turn onto Central Park South and march down 6th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas. At 34th Street, the parade will make its final turn west and end at 7th Avenue in front of Macy's Herald Square.

NBC Telecast 8:30 AM to 12 PM in All Time Zones, Also Streaming on Peacock

Americans coast-to-coast can share in the magic of the parade through NBC-TV's national telecast hosted by the TODAY Show's Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker. The telecast will air from 8:30 AM to 12 Noon in all time zones, with an encore telecast scheduled at 2:00 PM. Fans can also stream the broadcast on Peacock. The Spanish language simulcast on Telemundo will be hosted by the network's daytime personalities, Carlos Adyan and Andrea Meza.

The national broadcast will showcase Broadway's "Death Becomes Her," "Hell's Kitchen" and "The Outsiders" as well as the iconic Radio City Rockettes.







2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup

Following is the list of 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade entries (all talent, performances, line-up and information is subject to change).

11 MARCHING BANDS
• 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, Jonesboro, Georgia
• Lake Hamilton High School Marching Band, Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Lincoln High School Patriot Marching Band, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Macy's Great American Marching Band, USA
• NYPD Marching Band, New York
• University of Massachusetts Amherst Minuteman Marching Band, Amherst, Massachusetts
• University of South Carolina Mighty Sound of the Southeast, Columbia, South Carolina
• West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band, Morgantown, West Virginia



17 GIANT BALLOONS
• Beagle Scout Snoopy
• Bluey
• Diary of A Wimpy Kid
• DINO and Baby DINO
• Extraordinary Noorah & The Elf on the Shelf - NEW
• Gabby - NEW
• Goku - NEW
• Kung Fu Panda's Po
• Marshall from Paw Patrol - NEW
• Minnie Mouse - NEW
• Monkey D. Luffy
• Pikachu & Eevee
• Pillsbury Doughboy
• Ronald McDonald
• Spider-Man - NEW
• SpongeBob SquarePants & Gary
• Stuart the Minion

The inflatable lineup also boasts Sinclair's Baby DINOs, Go Bowling, Smokey Bear, Macy's reindeer Tiptoe and more.

27 FLOATS PLUS SPECIALTY UNITS
• 1-2-3 Sesame Street
• Big City Cheer!
• Big Turkey Spectacular
• Birds of a Feather Stream Together
• The Brick-Changer
• Camp Snoopy
• Candy Cosmos - NEW
• Colossal Wave of Wonder
• Deck the Halls
• Dora's Fantastical Rainforest - NEW
• Fantasy Chocolate Factory
• Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party
• Gift of Freedom
• Harvest in the Valley
• Heartwarming Holiday Countdown
• Macy's Santaland Express
• Magic Meets the Seas - NEW
• Palace of Sweets
• Pasta Knight - NEW
• Santa's Sleigh
• Strikes Again
• Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Tom Turkey
• Wednesday's Feast - NEW
• Winter Wonderland in Central Park
• The Wondership
• Wondrous World of Wildlife - NEW
• Plus, specialty units Big Red Shoe Car, The Grannies Car, The Garriage and Universal's Merry Moment.

PERFORMANCE GROUPS
• AUM Dance Creations
• Black Haus Creative
• BOSS Kids
• Circus Vazquez
• Indigenous Enterprise
• Kilgore College Rangerettes
• MOVE NYC
• Riverdance (30 - The New Generation)
• Spirit of America Cheer
• Spirit of America Dance

CELEBRITIES
• Jonathan Bennett
• Bishop Briggs
• Kylie Cantrall
• Chlöe
• Liza Colón-Zayas
• Charli D'Amelio
• Dan + Shay
• Dasha
• Cynthia Erivo
• Cole Escola
• Jimmy Fallon & The Roots
• Walker Hayes
• Coco Jones
• Tom Kenny
• Loud Luxury
• Ariana Madix
• Ginna Claire Mason
• Joey McIntyre
• Idina Menzel
• Natti Natasha
• Members of WNBA Champions New York Liberty with Ellie the Elephant
• NYC Ballet Principal Dancers Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia
• T-Pain
• Rachel Platten
• Lea Salonga and the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street
• The Temptations
• The War and Treaty
• Alex Warren
• Sebastián Yatra

The Parade's finale features the biggest star of all, the one-and-only Santa Claus. As his sleigh comes into view, Macy's will wish everyone "Happy Holidays" and a "Merry Christmas."

Further information on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade can be obtained by visiting macys.com/parade. Follow @macys and join the conversation using #MacysParade on various social networks.

See more information on Marching.com about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade including A day in the life of a Macy's Parade marching band.






Text and artwork courtesy of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Band and parade photos by Marching.com.

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