How To Watch the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Date, Time, Floats and More

The original Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade occurred in 1924, and the event has only gotten bigger in the 101 years since.

Although the parade has had a few skipped years over circumstances beyond anyone’s control, it’s still a major event in New York City that kicks off the holiday season.

This year marks the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the event is so beloved that it’s remained a big ratings draw as well.

If you want to follow the festivities from home, Watch With Us is sharing this guide to watching the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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How to Watch the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

For terrestrial TV owners, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade has been on NBC since 1953, and that’s not changing this year. The Peacock network is also sharing its coverage with the Peacock streaming service, as well as Fubo.

To watch the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Peacock, click here.

Viewers on Peacock will be able to choose how they watch the parade by selecting Multiview. There are three options: The traditional parade view used by NBC, as well as the Float View camera from the Tom the Turkey float and a High-Rise View that will offer “a bird’s eye view” of the festivities.

What Time Does the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Start?

Coverage of the parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. in all time zones, and it’s expected to run for three and a half hours. This year’s event will be hosted by Today personalities Al Roker, Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie.

Who Is Performing at the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

It’s an eclectic mixture of performers, including modern stars and a few classic acts as well:

• Drew Baldridge
• Matteo Bocelli
• Colbie Caillat
• Cynthia Erivo
• Ciara
• Gavin DeGraw
• Meg Donnelly
• Mr. Fantasy
• Foreigner
• Debbie Gibson
• Mickey Guyton
• Christopher Jackson
• Jewel
• Lil Jon
• Kool & the Gang
• Darlene Love
• Roman Mejia
• Taylor Momsen
• Tiler Peck
• Busta Rhymes
• Calum Scott
• Shaggy
• Lauren Spencer Smith
• Luísa Sonza
• Teyana Taylor

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What Are the New Floats Coming This Year?

Six new floats are joining the parade this year, all of which have a corporate sponsor with deep pockets. Take, for example, the Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things float that Netflix is putting on to promote the final season of that show.

The rest of the new floats can be found below:

• The Land of Glaciers, Wildlife & Wonder by Holland America Line
• Brick-tastic Winter Mountain by The LEGO Group
• Master Chocolatier Ballroom by Lindt
• Friends-giving in POPCITY by Pop Mart, the makers of Labubu
• The Counting Sheep’s Dream Generator by Serta

What Are the New Balloons Coming to the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade?

The peak of arcade gaming was just about four decades ago, but Pac-Man, one of the original video game icons, is getting one of the four new balloon characters for the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Not to be outdone, Nintendo has a new balloon for Mario, one of the few video game characters with the same kind of longevity as Pac-Man.

This year’s remaining new additions are split between Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios and Universal Pictures’ DreamWorks Animation. The latter will feature Shrek’s Onion Carriage, while the former will send its Buzz Lightyear balloon from Toy Story “to infinity, and beyond!”