2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup and Route Map

View the 2025 Macy's Parade route map and list of entries below

NEW YORK (Nov. 24, 2025) — As the nation gathers to celebrate and give thanks with family and friends, the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to the streets of New York City on Thursday, November 27 at 8:30 AM.

This year's holiday tradition will deliver acclaimed marching bands from across the USA and Panama, the debut of imaginative new floats, returning fan-favorite balloons and must-see musical performances. Among the featured performers are Cynthia Erivo, Kool & the Gang, Jewel, Foreigner, Debbie Gibson, Mickey Guyton, Ciara, Shaggy and Gavin DeGraw.

"The most wonderful stories start at the Parade," said Executive Producer Will Coss. "On Thanksgiving morning, larger-than-life character balloons, awe-inspiring floats and showstopping performances will create unforgettable moments and lasting memories for millions in New York City and across the country."

This year's lineup includes more than 5,000 volunteers, 32 balloons, 3 balloonicles, 27 floats, 4 specialty units, 33 clown groups, 11 marching bands, and a full slate of performance groups helping welcome Santa Claus and the holiday season.

Macy's Parade Route Map

2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Route. Click to view larger version of map.

The 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will step off at 77th Street and Central Park West at 8:30 AM. The procession travels to Columbus Circle, turns onto Central Park South and continues down 6th Avenue. At 34th Street, the parade makes its final turn west and concludes in front of Macy's Herald Square.

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

Audiences nationwide can watch exclusively on NBC and Peacock, beginning at 8:30 AM in all time zones. An encore telecast will air at 2 PM ET/PT. The broadcast will once again be hosted by TODAY's Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker. Telemundo will provide a Spanish-language simulcast hosted by Andrea Meza, Aleyda Ortiz and Clovis Nienow.

The national broadcast will showcase Broadway's "Buena Vista Social Club," "Just in Time" and "Ragtime" as well as the iconic Radio City Rockettes.

This year also includes the primetime special "Countdown to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 8 PM on NBC and Peacock, offering viewers an exclusive first look at the floats, balloons and behind-the-scenes preparations. To enhance accessibility for blind and visually impaired viewers, NBCUniversal will present the full broadcast with live audio description on the Secondary Audio Program (SAP).

2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup

Following is the list of 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade entries (all talent, performances, line-up and information is subject to change).

11 MARCHING BANDS
• Alcorn State University Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Marching Band, Alcorn, Mississippi
• Banda de Música La Primavera, Santiago, Veraguas, Panama
• L.D. Bell High School Blue Raider Band, Hurst, Texas
• Catawba Ridge High School Marching Band, Fort Mill, South Carolina
• Damien High School Spartan Regiment, La Verne, California
• Macy's Great American Marching Band, USA
• NYPD Marching Band, New York
• Northern Arizona University Lumberjack Marching Band, Flagstaff, Arizona
• Spartans Drum & Bugle Corps, Nashua, New Hampshire
• Temple University Diamond Marching Band, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• University of North Alabama Marching Band, Florence, Alabama

The colorful Banda de Musica La Primavera from Panama will bring international flair to the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Shown here, the band performed in Pasadena at the Tournament of Roses Bandfest ahead of the 2023 Rose Parade.

The colorful Banda de Musica La Primavera from Panama will bring international flair to the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Shown here, the band performed in Pasadena at the Tournament of Roses Bandfest ahead of the 2023 Rose Parade.

22 GIANT AND MID-SIZED BALLOONS
• Beagle Scout Snoopy
• Bluey
• Buzz Lightyear - NEW
• Derpy Tiger
• Diary of A Wimpy Kid
• Dora
• Gabby
• Goku
• Goldbear
• Mario - NEW
• Marshall from Paw Patrol
• Minnie Mouse
• Monkey D. Luffy
• Noorah
• PAC-MAN - NEW
• Pikachu & Eevee
• Pillsbury Doughboy
• Shrek's Onion Carriage - NEW
• Spider-Man
• SpongeBob SquarePants & Gary
• Smokey Bear
• Stuart the Minion

The inflatable lineup also boasts novelty balloons and ballonicles including Sussie, Elf on the Shelf and more. Some parade elements from Macy's earliest years—such as Rainbow and Greybow Trouts, Happy Hippo Triple Stack, Wigglefoot, and Freida the Dachshund—will return this year in celebration of the upcoming 100th parade in 2026.

27 FLOATS PLUS SPECIALTY UNITS
• 1-2-3 Sesame Street
• Big Turkey Spectacular
• Birds of a Feather Stream Together
• Brick-tastic Winter Mountain - NEW
• Camp Snoopy
• Candy Cosmos
• Colossal Wave of Wonder
• Deck the Halls
• Dora's Fantastical Rainforest
• Fantasy Chocolate Factory
• Friends-giving in POPCITY - NEW
• Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party
• Harvest in the Valley
• Heartwarming Holiday Countdown
• Jolly Polly Pirate Ship
• Magic Meets the Seas
• Master Chocolatier Ballroom - NEW
• Palace of Sweets
• Pasta Knight
• PINelope
• Santa's Sleigh
• The Counting Sheep's Dream Generator - NEW
• The Land of Glaciers, Wildlife & Wonder - NEW
• Tom Turkey
• Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things - NEW
• Wondrous World of Wildlife
• World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Plus, specialty units The Littlest Float, Big Red Shoe Car, The Grannies Car, The Garriage and Universal's Merry Moment.

PERFORMANCE GROUPS
• A Chorus Line: The Next Generation
• Circus Vazquez
• Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
• I Love Dance
• Mia Michaels & Macy's House Dancers
• MOVE NYC
• Native Pride Productions
• Star Track Cycling
• Spirit of America Cheer
• Spirit of America Dance

CELEBRITIES
• Drew Baldridge
• Matteo Bocelli
• Colbie Caillat
• Ciara
• Gavin DeGraw
• Meg Donnelly
• Mr. Fantasy
• Foreigner
• Debbie Gibson
• Mickey Guyton
• Christopher Jackson and the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street
• Jewel
• Lil Jon
• Kool & the Gang
• Darlene Love
• Roman Mejia
• Taylor Momsen
• Tiler Peck
• Busta Rhymes
• Calum Scott
• Shaggy
• Lauren Spencer Smith
• Luísa Sonza
• Teyana Taylor
• Nikki DeLoach
• Ilia Malinin (U.S. Olympian)
• Jack Wallace (U.S. Paralympian)
• Special Correspondent Sean Evans
• Daytime debut of ELAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI
• Voices of HUNTR/X from Netflix's animated film KPop Demon Hunters

As always, the Parade concludes with the biggest star of all, Santa Claus, arriving to officially usher in the holiday season.

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.

The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps from Nashua, New Hampshire won the 2025 Drum Corps International Open Class championship, and as part of the corps' 70th anniversary celebration will be performing in the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The Tom Turkey float in the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The Sesame Street float moments before stepping off in the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The Rosemount H.S. Marching Band (MN) rehearsed overnight for the NBC Television cameras ahead of the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Photo by Marching.com.

The Rosemount H.S. Marching Band (MN) rehearsed overnight for the NBC Television cameras ahead of the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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

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