Every November, New York’s streets come alive with gigantic characters that make you stop mid-step. The Macy’s Parade is more than marching bands and floats; it’s a showcase of incredible balloons ...

Simonette says, though she felt prepared as a balloon handler, balloon handler training doesn’t include navigating around trees and other city infrastructure For nearly a century, the streets and ...

The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is underway in New York City as Americans prepare for a busy holiday season. The parade began at 8:30 a.m. EST in the Big Apple. Take a look at some photos from ...

Balloon handlers guide the Spider Man balloon past Radio City Music Hall during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in New York. Spectators watch as balloons and floats pass ...

One of the greatest joys of Thanksgiving—besides the turkey, time spent with family, and the feeling of comfy clothes after eating—is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Whether you’re watching from ...

These New Yorkers are elated when the balloons are inflated. Hundreds of young spectators and their parents lined the Upper West Side Wednesday to watch beloved character balloons fill with helium ...

Crowds in New York City bundled up to take in the latest version of a tradition that has run for nearly a century. Crowds in New York City bundled up to take in the latest version of a tradition that ...

Every Thanksgiving, as families across the United States are lazily tuning into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from their living rooms, there are thousands of volunteers who have been awake for ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked it up a notch once again for its 99th annual event on Thursday by adding five new balloons into the mix, including Derpy Tiger from “KPop Demon Hunters” and ...

DALLAS — The Dallas Holiday Parade will float on after its balloons were saved by a donation from a cryptocurrency, the organizer announced. The parade usually features more than two dozen balloons ...

Meghan Simonett, who volunteered as a balloon handler in 2023, details the arm of the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ balloon hitting a tree before the parade kicked off Meghan Simonette; Gotham/GC Images ...