{"id":409782,"date":"2025-11-28T03:36:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/409782\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T03:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:36:19","slug":"thousands-celebrate-99th-annual-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-in-nyc-turkey-over-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/409782\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands celebrate 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC: ‘Turkey, over here!’"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the gift that keeps on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Thousands braved blustery winds and packed Big Apple streets to celebrate the 99th Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade. <\/a><\/p>\n

The balloons were noticeably held lower than usual to stave off strong gusts, but the holiday cheer was still in order for the exhilarated revelers \u2014 who raved when the iconic Tom the Turkey float kicked off the parade.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Tom Turkey kicked off the 99th Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade. AP<\/p>\n

The Pillsbury Doughboy balloon making an appearance. Stephen Yang for the NY Post<\/p>\n

A new Buzz Lighyear balloon makes its debut. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey, over here! Come on, over here!\u201d Crowds of children screamed as the confetti cannons blasted off.<\/p>\n

Second-grader Laura Condi arrived with her mother promptly at 6 a.m. to claim their stops along the parade route.<\/p>\n

\u201cI help mommy to help to make the hot chocolate \u2014 lots of jugs of water and hot chocolate pockets,\u201d the 7-year-old told The Post, adding that she had a hard time falling asleep the night before \u2014 even though she\u2019s come to the parade for the last five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came when I was 3, 4, 5, 6, and now I\u2019m 7 years old. I am really excited.\u00a0I went to sleep eventually but it was hard to sleep because I was so excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shrek inside his onion carriage is a new addition this year. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

There were six new floats in this year\u2019s festivities. AP<\/p>\n

Greg Haffley balloon making its way down the parade route. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

One man told The Post he claimed a spot for his family at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday \u2014 and brought along a trove of playing cards, tablets \u2014 and hot beverages to keep everyone occupied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a\u00a0few families. All the dads came earlier and the moms and children came later. The dads came earlier to get front row seats,\u201d Eric said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been our tradition for the last five years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Little Clara Scott was wearing a birthday crown and had a \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d sign hanging on the NYPD barriers.<\/p>\n

Pac-Man balloon heading down sixth avenue. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey, over here! Come on, over here!\u201d Crowds of children screamed as the confetti cannons blasted off.<\/p>\n

Stephen Yang for the NY Post<\/p>\n

Marchers tossed confetti over and gave plenty of high-fives to the girl \u2014 whose 8th birthday is Friday \u2014 as they passed by<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling good, I\u2019m having a good time. I\u2019m excited,\u201d Clara said, laughing and waving.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to see Derby the Tiger \u2026 I love all of it -saxophones, the marching bands, the balloons.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city Emergency Management Department had issued a weather alert for the parade<\/a>, warning that wind gusts could reach speeds between 20 and 30 mph on Thursday afternoon, and up to 40 mph in the evening. <\/p>\n

The new flying Mario balloon. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

The Rockettes performing in front of Radio City Music Hall. Stephen Yang for the NY Post<\/p>\n

Rain was also expected in the afternoon, but there was nothing but blue skies for the annual march.<\/p>\n

Attending the parade was a bucket list item for Allyson Merrigan, 30, and her husband, who were married earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got married and got to come to the Macy\u2019s Day Parade. I always wanted to come \u2013 forever. I watched it on TV for 30 years. It\u2019s a long-life dream \u2013 to come to the Macy\u2019s Day parade,\u201d Merrigan said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI like Snoopy. I always watched Snoopy at home and we got to see him in person.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Spiderman float charging down the parade route. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

The 99th annual Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

The city Emergency Management Department had issued a weather alert for the parade, warning that wind gusts could reach speeds between 20 and 30 mph on Thursday afternoon, and up to 40 mph in the evening. Erik Pendzich\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

She and 12 family members, including a 2-month-old baby, woke up at 4 a.m. to get their spot \u2014 and all were set to head to the Central Park boathouse for dinner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the most energizing Thanksgiving that we\u2019ve ever had, better than the turkey trot in San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kathy Miller, 76, had traveled all the way from St Petersburg, Florida to be a part of the parade for the first time.<\/p>\n

Stuart the Minion. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

Goku during the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Matthew McDermott<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so excited. I\u2019ve always wanted to come,\u201d she said \u2014 while waving, laughing and shouting, \u201cHappy Thanksgiving!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI watched it every year on TV but it is better in person \u2014 no comparison. It\u2019s reality. It\u2019s just amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snoopy balloon. Stephen Yang for the NY Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the gift that keeps on Thanksgiving. Thousands braved blustery winds and packed Big Apple streets to celebrate…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":409783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,147987,5248,405,403,7619,5226,5225,5228,5227,21701,44599,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-409782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade","10":"tag-metro","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-new-york-city-life","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkcity","16":"tag-ny","17":"tag-nyc","18":"tag-parades","19":"tag-thanksgiving","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-us-news","26":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115625235957316530","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}