The calendar has flipped to November, which implies it’s time for America to come back collectively and carry out its most patriotic civic responsibility: to assemble ‘around the TV and watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade so we will keep away from speaking to the in-laws.
For 2024, which is the a hundredth anniversary of the first-ever Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, viewers will see 17 new balloons and floats, 11 marching bands and 24 performers spanning generations from The Temptations to Charli D’Amelio.
The annual NBC broadcast can even stream on Peacock, with the parade set to start at 8:30 a.m. ET. With the parade kicking off at 77th Road and Central Park West in Manhattan and working downtown to the Macy’s flagship retailer in Herald Sq., right here’s every thing to count on on November 28.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast is produced by Silent Home Productions. Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco, Linda Gierahn function govt producers, and Sacha Mueller as co-executive producer.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Will Function Performers from The Temptations to T-Ache
Macy’s has introduced a lineup of 24 performers, that includes one thing for each member of the household. Legendary Motown group The Temptations will carry out on the The Wondership by Marvel float, whereas Ariana Madix of Vanderpump Guidelines could be discovered on the Birds of a Feather Stream Collectively by Peacock float.
Hip-hop followers ought to control the Massive Turkey Spectacular by Jennie-O float, the place T-Ache will make an look. Then there’s Idina Menzel, who shall be on the Wondrous World of Wildlife by the Bronx Zoo float.
One of many largest names of all will seem on the Present of Freedom by Macy’s float alongside members of the 2024 WNBA Champion New York Liberty. Ellie the Elephant, the Liberty mascot who has already appeared on Good Morning America, The View, Tamron Corridor and The Late Present, will certainly steal the present within the parade — possibly even together with her famed Ellie Stomp.
The whole checklist of performers additionally consists of D’Amelio, Alex Warren, Bishop Briggs, Chlöe, Coco Jones, Dan + Shay, Dasha, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Joey McIntyre, Kylie Cantrall, Lea Salonga, Liza Colón-Zayas, Natti Natasha, Rachel Platten, Roman Mejia, Sebastián Yatra, Tiler Peck, Walker Hayes, and The Struggle and Treaty.
Spiderman Amongst 17 New Balloons and Floats Added to Iconic Lineup
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade wouldn’t be full with out its large assortment of balloons, balloonicles (balloons powered by inner automobiles) and floats. The parade will introduce 17 new additions this yr, spanning everybody from Spiderman to Dora the Explorer.
Disney, as at all times, shall be effectively represented. Parade goers will see the Magic Meets the Seas float, impressed by Disney Cruise Strains. They’ll additionally see Minnie Mouse make her balloon debut. Minnie measures as a five-story-tall and 60-foot-long balloon and, per Macy’s, shall be as large as 5 taxi cabs.
Maybe essentially the most distinctive new float is titled Pasta Knight, offered by Rao’s Do-it-yourself. If the NBC broadcast zooms in on the float, take a detailed take a look at the knight’s armor. It is going to be comprised of pasta shapes together with orecchiette, fusilli, penne, tortiglioni, rotelle and rigatoni.
Excessive Faculty and School Marching Bands Hold Custom Alive
Between the floats, performers and balloons, marching bands of every kind will add some musical aptitude to the manufacturing. On the faculty stage, South Carolina, East Tennessee State and UMass will all have their marching bands within the parade.
However many soccer followers see these bands on faculty soccer Saturdays. Hardly ever does a nationwide viewers get to look at highschool bands, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will honor a number of the greatest within the nation. The Sioux Falls Lincoln Excessive Faculty “Patriot” Marching Band is one among them. The South Dakota meeting is fabricated from 350 members and returns to the parade after performing in 1994, 2000 and 2008. The Majestic Marching Cardinals of Jonesboro Excessive Faculty will be part of them after an invite from First Girl Dr. Jill Biden to go to the White Home in April.
The complete checklist of balloons, floats and performs on the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade could be found here.