With families already defrosting the turkey, Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner. And to celebrate the festive holiday, the NFL promised a day full of close games and mesmerizing halftime performances. But before the teams take the field, many will tune in for the 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Taking over New York City, the parade is expected to play host to around three million people traveling to the area to catch a glimpse at balloons like The Pillsbury DoughBoy, Ronald McDonald, and Snoopy. But besides the floats and the iconic Rockettes, the parade will feature performances from stars like T-Pain. Kicking off in just a few days, here are all the details surrounding the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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On November 28th, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will start with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Alison Brie. The route for the parade will follow the usual path of starting from West 77th Street and ending at Sixth Avenue. For those looking to watch the entire parade, the event will start at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT on NBC. And don’t worry about cable as the parade will also stream on Peacock.
As for Brie, she shared her excitement to help start the Thanksgiving Day parade, telling People, “I feel like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is like definition monoculture. I can just picture the huge Snoopy balloon. It’s etched into my brain, [for] as long as I can remember. So, I’m so excited to be doing that.”
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Who Is Performing At The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Hosted by Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie, and Hoda Kotb, the three will welcome a plethora of performers like T-Pain and Dan + Shay. But that is just the start. Looking at the full list, it included Alex Warren, Ariana Madix, Bishop Briggs, Charli D’Amelio, Chloe, Coco Jones, Cole Escola, Dasha, Idina Menzel, Jennifer Hudson, Joey McIntyre, Kylie Cantrall, Kylie Minogue, Lea Salonga, Liza Colon-Zayas, Loud Luxury, Natti Natasha, Rachel Platten, Roman Mejia, Sebastian Yatra, The Temptations, Tiler Peck, Walker Hayes, The War and Treaty, New York Liberty & Ellie the Elephant, and Jimmy Fallon & The Roots.
Helping move the performers down the road, 34 floats are expected to take the historic parade route. Among the classic floats are some new ones like Dora’s Fantastical Rainforest, SpongeBob SquarePants Garriage, and Wednesday’s Feast.
Always ending with Santa Claus himself welcoming the Christmas season, don’t miss the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade airing at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock.
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