Tickets are not needed to watch the parade — which spans 2.5 miles — in person. Paul Martinka. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade spans 2.5 miles, starting on the Upper West Side and ending ...

Every year at the Macy's parade, Santa comes down on his sleigh to officially kick off the holiday season. Santa Claus has generally appeared at the end of every Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ...

Originally dubbed the Macy’s Christmas Parade, the first event took off on November 24, 1924, in front of a crowd of 10,000.In 1927, Macy’s changed its name to the Thanksgiving Day Parade ...

After being made Macy's Holiday Ambassador in 2002, Kermit the Frog returned to the parade as a balloon for the first time since 1991, redesigned. 2002 Katie Couric and Matt Lauer at the 2002 Macy ...

Macy’s announced their world-famous Thanksgiving Day Parade will return this year, kicking off the holiday season for viewers across the nation but this year will also mark a shift with COVID-19 ...

Shrek, Minions, and more appear in Universal’s Holiday Parade Featuring Macy’s, an evening spectacle featuring larger-than-life balloons and floats at Universal Studios Florida. Universal’s ...

The nearly century-old holiday tradition also provided a stage for activists. By Sarah Maslin Nir Sarah Maslin Nir is the Times’s resident Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade expert, having covered ...

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a holiday standard for millions since it started nearly 100 years ago. Here's the history behind Macy's parade.

On November 27, 1924, a New York tradition was born as Macy’s employees took to the streets to celebrate the first Macy’s Christmas Parade. Yes, you read correctly. The first Thanksgiving Day ...