Enjoy these new floats in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The show featured the beloved Snoopy and Sinclair’s Dino balloons, as well as new additions such as Australia Bluey, Stuart the Minion and more.
The 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is around the corner and promises more celebrations in 2023.
The annual holiday tradition will start 30 minutes early this year on the streets of New York City, with Grammy and Oscar-winning musician Jon Batiste kicking off the event.
The 2.5-mile parade route features Cher as the headline act — aside from Santa Claus, of course — on November 23. The singer, who released her first Christmas album last month, will perform a new holiday song and kick off the holiday season on 34th Street.
“Today” hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker will return to host this year. TV personalities Carlos Adian And Andrea Meza It is scheduled to host a simulcast on Telemundo.
Here’s what else you need to know about the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade festivities.
What time is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade 2023?
The show will air from 8:30 a.m. to noon in all time zones.
The rebroadcast will take place from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on NBC.
How to watch the Thanksgiving Parade
The annual Thanksgiving Day celebration will be simulcast on NBC and Telemundo and streamed live on Peacock.
What is the duration of the offer?
The annual New York City event will last a full 3 1/2 hours.
Who will participate in this year’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Batiste and Cher will get some help kicking off the holiday season.
Here are the other celebrities scheduled to appear on board during the show’s broadcast:
- Bel Bev Defo
- brandy
- chicago
- Favor
- Inhibin
- David Foster and Katharine McPhee
- Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
- Jesse James Decker
- Ashley Park with the Muppets on Sesame Street
- Pentatonix
- Paul Russell
- Amanda Shaw and Alex Smith
- Manuel Torizo
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What balloons will be in the Thanksgiving Parade?
While many fan-favorite balloons — including Grogu from The Mandalorian, Paw Patrol’s Chase and SpongeBob and Gary — will return this year, viewers will see some new characters as well.
Here are the new balloons for this year:
- Beagle Scout Snoopy
- Blue Cat & Chugs from the “Cool Cats” NFT.
- Po from “Kung Fu Panda”
- Leo from the upcoming Netflix animated film “Leo”
- Monkey D. Luffy from “One Piece”
- Pillsbury Dupuis
- Uncle Dan from the upcoming animated film “Immigration”
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