How to Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - The New York Times

New York|How to Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade returns connected Thursday for its 96th year, and is expected to gully astir 3 cardinal spectators who volition enactment the streets of Manhattan successful hopes of catching a glimpse of the tremendous balloons, marching bands, prima performers and, of course, Santa Claus.

Typically astir 6,500 radical travel unneurotic to enactment connected the parade, which volition travel a 2.5-mile way done New York City, starting connected the Upper West Side of Manhattan and ending successful Herald Square. Unlike past year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade volition not necessitate vaccination for parade participants; instead, performers indispensable instrumentality a Covid-19 trial 24 hours earlier arriving.

Here’s what you request to cognize astir this year’s festivities.

Who volition broadcast the event?

The parade, which begins astatine 9 a.m., is being televised connected NBC, Telemundo and the Peacock streaming service.

The “Today” show’s Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker are hosting the parade, which volition extremity astatine noon. But it is unclear whether Mr. Roker, who was precocious hospitalized for a humor clot, according to his Instagram, volition participate.

Where is the parade?

The festivities volition footwear disconnected astatine West 77th Street and Central Park West, but determination volition beryllium constricted nationalist viewing, oregon nary astatine all, astatine that location.

Many fans get on the way hours earlier to get spots with unobstructed views of the performers. The champion places for viewing the parade see Central Park West from West 75th to West 61st Streets, and Sixth Avenue from West 59th to West 38th Streets.

You tin find a elaborate map of the way here.

Who volition beryllium successful the parade?

Performers successful the parade volition see Paula Abdul, Jimmy Fallon, the Roots and Gloria Estefan, who volition look with her girl and grandson. As a finale, Mariah Carey volition sing “All I Want for Christmas Is You” conscionable earlier the parade concludes astatine the Macy’s store successful Herald Square.

The Ballet Hispánico School of Dance volition marque a return, and a fig of marching bands including the Bourbon County High School Marching Colonels and the Benedict College Marching Tiger Band of Distinction volition perform.

There volition besides beryllium 27 elephantine balloons — a twelve much than past twelvemonth — arsenic good arsenic 7 balloonicles and 31 floats. Some of the balloons volition beryllium arsenic precocious arsenic four-story buildings oregon arsenic wide arsenic six taxicabs. Grogu, besides known arsenic Baby Yoda, volition instrumentality for its 2nd year, accompanied by his hover pram.

What’s new?

In solemnisation of the World Cup this year, “Striker the U.S. Soccer Star” volition marque its debut. As gangly arsenic a two-story gathering and arsenic wide arsenic 2 taxicabs, the balloonicle consists of a shot subordinate executing a swift bicycle kick.

Bluey, a pup from the deed Australian show, and Stuart the Minion volition besides look for the archetypal time, drifting three-to-four stories precocious supra the crowds. A instrumentality favourite volition instrumentality but volition travel adorned with a caller accessory. Greg Heffley, a quality from the fashionable bid “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” appearing for the 13th time, volition beryllium crouched alongside a portion of moldy cheese.