Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
A giant Ronald McDonald balloon at the 2022 parade
Presented by	Savannah Guthrie Hoda Kotb Al Roker (Past hosts)
Opening theme	"Theme from New York, New York" (2015-present)
Ending theme	"Santa Claus Arrives to the Parade"
Composers	Sammy Fidler (1958-1965) Milton DeLugg (1966–2013) Ray Chew (2014–present)
Country of origin	United States
Original languages	English Spanish
No. of episodes	97 (as of November 24, 2023)
Production
Executive producer	Brad Lachman (1994–present)
Production locations	Central Park to Macy's Herald Square New York City
Camera setup	Videotape; multi-camera
Running time	1945–1960: 1 hours (with commercials) 1961, 1965-1968: 2 hours (with commercials) 1962–1964: 1 hour and 30 minutes (with commercials) 1969–2022: 3 hours (with commercials) 2023-present: 3 hours and 30 minutes (with commercials)
Production companies	Macy's NBC CBS Brad Lachman Productions[1]
Original release
Network	NBC CBS Telemundo
Release	November 27, 1924 (1924-11-27) – November 27, 1952 (1952-11-27) (radio) November 22, 1945 (1945-11-22) – present (television)
Related
Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Macy's BalloonFest My Macy's Holiday Parade Lighting of the Macy's Great Tree Christmas in Rockefeller Center[1]
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. The parade first took place in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States;^[a] it has been held every year since except from 1942 through 1944. Its signature giant helium balloons date to 1928, with smaller air-filled balloons having been used in 1927. The three-hour parade is held in Manhattan, ending outside Macy's Herald Square, and takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day, and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1953.

Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).