Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Set at NBC with Super-Sized Lineup
by Denise Petski
November 1, 2024


NBC‘s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to air live Thursday, Nov. 28 from from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. ET/PT.

The parade, which begins on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and ends at Macy’s Herald Square flagship store, will also simulstream on Peacock and have an encore on NBC at 2 p.m. ET/PT.



Hosted again by "Today‘s" Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker, the 98th Macy’s Parade lineup is being billed as the largest yet.

Actress Alison Brie will cut the ribbon and kick off the parade.







Stars:

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





Broadway Casts:

Death Becomes Her
Hell’s Kitchen
The Outsiders
The Radio City Rockettes





Inflatables:

Disney’s Minnie Mouse by The Walt Disney Company
Extraordinary Noorah & The Elf on the Shelf by The Lumistella Company
Gabby by DreamWorks Animation
Goku by Dragon Ball/Toei Animation
Marshall by Nickelodeon and Spin Master
Spider-Man by Marvel





Floats:

Candy Cosmos by Haribo
Dora’s Fantastical Rainforest by Nickelodeon & Paramount
The Garriage by Nickelodeon
The Grannies Car from BBC Studios
Magic Meets the Seas by Disney Cruise Line
Masterfeast by Netflix
Pasta Knight by Rao’s Homemade
Santa’s Sleigh
Strikes Again by Go Bowling!
Universal’s Merry Moment by Universal Orlando Resort
Wondrous World of Wildlife by Bronx Zoo





Macy’s Winter Wonderland in Central Park will host a special performance by Sebastián Yatra with a holiday choir comprised of Macy’s colleagues with and Bigs and Littles from Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS).

The performance celebrates a partnership between Macy’s and BBBS, to empower young people through mentorship opportunities and experiences through the brand’s social purpose platform, Mission Every One.





Featured Performances:

University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band (Amherst, MA)
Avon Marching Black & Gold (Avon, IN)
East Tennessee State University Marching Buccaneers (Johnson City, TN)
Flower Mound High School Marching Band (Flower Mound, TX)
The Lake Hamilton High School Marching Band (Hot Springs, AR)
Sioux Falls Lincoln High School “Patriot” Marching Band (Sioux Falls, SD)
The Majestic Marching Cardinals of Jonesboro High School (Morrow, GA)
Macy’s Great American Marching Band (United States)
The Carolina Band of the University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) and (Morgantown, WV)
NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY)
Circus Vazquez
Riverdance (North American Tour and Academy)
AUM Dance Creations (Bridgewater, NJ)
Black Haus Creative (New York, NY)
BOSS Kids (New York, NY)
Indigenous Enterprise (Phoenix, AZ)
Kilgore College Rangerettes (Kilgore, TX)
MOVE NYC (New York, NY)
Spirit of America Dance
Spirit of America Cheer

https://deadline.com/2024/11/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-nbc-2024-1236164013/

There's gonna be a float called Pasta Knight sponsored by Rao's Homemade in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Isn't Rao's Homemade a pasta sauce? Because what a surprise they are sponsoring a parade float because i've never even heard of Rao's Homemade before. And the Spider-Man balloon is making a comeback to the parade as well. Is this an all-new version of the Spider-Man balloon? And tell me more about the new Minnie Mouse balloon? Because it's history that Minnie Mouse will be featured in Macy's Thanksgiving Day as a balloon because there were Mickey Mouse and Santa Goofy balloons in the parade but never Minnie Mouse

Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue & Billy Porter Join Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Lineup – Update
by Denise Petski
November 14, 2024


EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson, Grammy winner Kylie Minogue and Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner Billy Porter have joined the roster of performers for the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The Parade also will feature appearances by Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and 2X Oscar Nominee Cynthia Erivo, and Cole Escola. Additionally, for the first time, choreographer Shay Latukolan has come on board to choreograph dance performances for the arrivals of Tom Turkey and Santa Claus, and more.

https://deadline.com/2024/11/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-nbc-2024-1236164013/

Lets hope its good!!!!!!

I bet you why they are putting Cynthia Erivo in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? They are probably gonna have a Wicked float and she is gonna be on it to promote the movie. Because they had a Wonka float to promote Wonka when it debuted last year so a Wicked float might be the answer