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No NYC fall season is complete without one of its most beloved traditions — the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade !

The 99th annual celebration returns this Thursday, November 27, 2025 , filling the streets of Manhattan with larger-than-life balloons, dazzling floats, celebrity performances , and of course, a grand appearance from Santa Claus himself.

A true New York institution, the parade has been spreading holiday cheer since 1924 , and this year’s lineup is shaping up to be out of this world — quite literally, with a brand new Buzz Lightyear balloon joining th

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