The 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature 34 balloons, 28 floats, 28 performers, 11 marching bands, four balloonicles, 33 clown crews, nine performance groups and 14 specialty units.

The parade starts at 8:30 a.m. ET Thanksgiving Day.

Joining the parade this year will be five new balloons and seven new floats, including one from "Stranger Things."

The 99th annual 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is coming up fast.

One of the largest parades in the world, the parade has been held in New York City since 1924, except for three years during World War II.

According to Macy's , this year's parade will feature 34 balloons — including five new ones; 28 floats, 28 performers, 11 marching bands, four balloonicles, 33 clown crews, nine performance groups and 14 speciality units.

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