macy's thanksgiving day parade 2025

 

Balloons

Giant Balloons

• Mario (Nintendo) - 1st time
• SpongeBob SquarePants & Gary (Nickelodeon) - 7th time
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Abrams Books) - 4th time
• Spider-Man (Marvel) - 2nd time
• Stuart the Minion (Illumination) - 4th time^[1]
• Gabby and Pandy Paws (Gabby's Dollhouse/Universal Pictures' DreamWorks Animation) - 2nd time
• Beagle Scout Snoopy (Peanuts Worldwide) - 3rd time
• PAC-MAN (Bandai Namco Entertainment America, Inc.) - 1st time
• Marshall from PAW Patrol (Spin Master and Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
• Buzz Lightyear (Pixar Animation Studios) - 1st time
• Goku (Dragon Ball/Toei Animation) - 2nd time
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece/Toei Animation) - 3rd time
• Shrek's Onion Carriage (Universal Pictures' DreamWorks Animation) - 1st time
• Bluey (BBC Studios and Ludo Studio) - 4th time
• Noorah (The Lumistella Company) - 2nd time^[2]
• Pikachu & Eevee (The Pokemon Company International) - 5th time
• Pillsbury Doughboy (Pillsbury) - 3rd time
• Minnie Mouse (The Walt Disney Company) - 2nd time

Feature Balloons

• DORA (Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
• Smokey Bear (U.S.D.A. Forest Service) - 7th time
• Goldbear (HARIBO) - 2nd time
• Derpy Tiger (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation's KPop Demon Hunters) - 1st time

Novelty Balloons

• Yellow Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 8th time^[3]
• Acorn (Macy's) - 7th time^[3]
• Pumpkins (Macy's) - 4th time
• Soccer Ball (Macy's) - 3rd time^[3]
• Rainbow and Greybow Trouts (Macy's) - 1st time
• Bluey's Keepy Uppy Balloon (BBC Studios and Ludo Studio) - 3rd time

• Blue & White Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 8th time
• Ice Crystals (Macy's) - 12th time
• Poinsettia Ornaments (Macy's) - 8th time
• Green Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 1st time
• Red & Green Candy Cane (Macy's) - 3rd time^[3]
• Red "Believe" Stars (Macy's) - 9th time
• Red Macy's Star (Macy's) - 1st time

Balloonicles

• Happy Hippo Triple Stack (Macy's) - 1st time
• Cheese of a Wimpy Kid - 4th time
• Sussie and Flowerpot (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation's KPop Demon Hunters) - 1st time
• Frost Pips (The Lumistella Company) - 1st time

Trycaloons

• Lox and Java (Macy's) - 2nd time
• Nutcracker and Mouse King (Macy's) - 13th time

Floats

• Tom Turkey (Macy's) - 8th time
• DORA's Fantastical Rainforest (Nickelodeon and Paramount) - 2nd time
• Colossal Wave of Wonder (Kalahari Resorts and Conventions) - 5th time
• 1-2-3 Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop) - 21st time
• Harvest in the Valley (Green Giant) - 9th time
• Magic Meets the Seas (Disney Cruise Line) - 2nd time
• PINelope (GoBowling!) - 2nd time
• Friends-giving in POPCITY (POPMART) - 1st time
• Big Turkey Spectacular (Jennie-O) - 6th time
• Wondrous World of Wildlife (Bronx Zoo) - 2nd time
• The Land of Ice and Wonder (Holland America Line) - 1st time
• Camp Snoopy (Peanuts Worldwide) - 3rd time
• Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things (Netflix) - 1st time
• World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon and Paramount+) - 3rd time
• Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party (Toys"R"Us) - 4th time
• Jolly Polly Pirate Ship (Macy's) - 38th time^[3]
• Pasta Knight (Rao's Homemade) - 2nd time
• Birds of a Feather Stream Together (Peacock) - 5th time
• Candy Cosmos (HARIBO) - 2nd time
• Master Chocolatier Ballroom (Lindt) - 1st time
• The Counting Sheep's Dream Generator (Serta) - 1st time
• Brick-tastic Winter Mountain (LEGO) - 1st time
• Fantasy Chocolate Factory (Kinder) - 7th time
• Palace of Sweets (Brach's) - 3rd time
• Heartwarming Holiday Countdown (Hallmark Channel) - 11th time
• Deck the Halls (Balsam Hill) - 9th time
• Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 17th time
• The Littlest Float (Goldfish) - 1st time

Toy Floats

• Rocking Giraffe (Macy's) - 12th time^[3]
• Rocking Horse (Macy's) - 68th time
• Rocking Lobster (Macy's) - 37th time

Specialty Units

• Freida the Dachshund (Macy's and The Farmer's Dog) - 1st time
• Macy's REO Delivery Truck (Macy's) - 25th time
• NYC Parks Mounted Unit - 37th time
• NYPD Motorcycles - 41st time
• NYPD Mounted Unit - 98th time
• Star Sound Unit 1 - 18th time
• Star Sound Unit 2 - 16th time
• Star Sound Unit 3 - 13th time
• Star Sound Unit 4 - 1st time

Banners

• "Santa Is On His Way!" Banner - 1st time

Marching Bands

• Alcorn State University "Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite" (Alcorn, MS)
• Banda de Música La Primavera (Santiago, Veraguas, Panama)
• Catawba Ridge High School Marching Band (Fort Mill, SC)
• Damien Spartan Regiment (La Verne, CA)
• L.D. Bell Blue Raider Band (Hurst, TX)
• Macy's Great American Marching Band (Nationwide)
• The Marching Pride of North Alabama (Florence, AL)
• Northern Arizona University Lumberjack Marching Band (Flagstaff, AZ)
• NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY)
• The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps (Nashua, NH)
• The Temple University Diamond Band (Philadelphia, PA)

Guest Stars

• Cynthia Erivo
• Big Brothers Big Sisters (Tom Turkey)
• Luisa Sonza, will sing "Luísa Manequim" (DORA's Fantastical Rainforest)
• Ciara, will sing "Low" (Colossal Wave of Wonder)
• Christopher Jackson and The Cast of Sesame Street, will sing "Sesame Street Theme" (1-2-3 Sesame Street)
• Russell Dickerson, will perform "Happen to Me" (Harvest in the Valley)
• Captain Minnie Mouse, Captain Mickey Mouse and Friends, will perform "This is Your Destiny" (Magic Meets the Seas)
• Shaggy (Big Turkey Spectacular)
• Kool & The Gang, will perform "Celebration" (Wondrous World of Wildlife)
• Jewel, will perform "You Were Meant for Me" (The Land of Ice and Wonder)
• Foreigner, will perform "Cold as Ice" (Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things)
• Busta Rhymes, will sing "Pass the Courvoisier Part II" / "Break Ya Neck" / "Look at Me Now" / "Put Ya Hands Where My Eyes Could See" (World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Lil Jon, will sing "Turn Down for What" (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
• Mr. Fantasy, will sing "Mr. Fantasy" (Jolly Polly Pirate Ship)
• Matteo Bocelli, will sing "Caruso" (Pasta Knight)
• Teyana Taylor, will sing "Made It" (Birds of a Feather Stream Together)
• U.S. Olympian Ilia Malinin and U.S Paralympian Jack Wallace (Birds of a Feather Stream Together)
• Calum Scott, will sing "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" (Master Chocolatier Ballroom)
• Roman Mejia and Tiler Peck (Master Chocolatier Ballroom)
• Debbie Gibson, will sing "If Only in My Dreams" (The Counting Sheep's Dream Generator)
• Meg Donnelly, will sing "dancin' around" (Brick-tastic Winter Mountain)
• Lauren Spencer Smith, will sing "Last First Christmas" (Fantasy Chocolate Factory)
• Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw, will sing "Let It Snow" (Palace of Sweets)
• Drew Baldridge and Mickey Guyton, will sing "Joy to Your World" (Heartwarming Holiday Countdown)
• Nikki DeLoach and Kristoffer Polaha (Heartwarming Holiday Countdown)
• Darlene Love, will sing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (Deck the Halls)
• Sean Evans
• Taylor Momsen, will sing "Where Are You Christmas?"
• Conan Gray, will perform "Vodka Cranberry"
• EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI as HUNTR/X, will sing "Golden"
• Lainey Wilson, will sing "Somewhere Over Laredo" / "Peace, Love, and Cowboys"
• Santa Claus (Santa's Sleigh)

Special Characters

• Baristas (Lox & Java Trycaloons)
• Bowling Pins (PINelope)
• Bronx Zoo Dancers (Wondrous World of Wildlife)
• Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus (Camp Snoopy)
• Clara and Mouse Prince (Nutcracker & Mouse King Trycaloons)
• Cookie and Crouton
• Dapper Turkeys (Tom Turkey)
• Elves (Santa's Sleigh)
• Farmer's Dog Food Vendors (Freida the Dachshund)
• Geoffrey the Giraffe (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
• Geoffrey the Giraffe Inflatable (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
• Jellyfish (Colossal Wave of Wonder)
• Mermaid (Rocking Lobster)
• Raph, Leo, Donnie and Mikey (World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Sleigh Driver Elf (Santa's Sleigh)
• Turkey Tech Gobbler Mascot
• Wigglefoot

Stilt Walkers

• Deer - 2nd time
• Lion - 2nd time
• Pencils - 13th time
• Roosters - 18th time
• Statue of Liberty - 8th time
• Tiger - 2nd time
• Zebra - 2nd time

Clowns

• Alphabet Clowns - 6th time
• Artist Clowns - 21st time
• Aviator Clowns - 5th time
• Baseball All-Star Clowns - 23rd time
• Birthday Party Clowns - 30th time
• Camper Clowns - 3rd time
• Car Wash Clowns - 2nd time
• Circus Clowns - 12th time^[3]
• City Tourist Clowns - 11th time
• Coconutty Clowns - 2nd time
• Corny-Copia Clowns - 21st time
• Dogwalker Clowns - 1st time
• Funny Bone Medical Team - 4th time
• Funny Farm Clowns - 30th time
• Funny Firefighter Brigade - 4th time
• Funny Flurry Clowns - 7th time
• Half-Baked Holiday Sweets - 18th time
• Holiday Clowns - 18th time
• Jester Clowns - 14th time^[3]
• Keystone Cops - 7th time
• Macy's Superheroes - 6th time
• Malt Shop Clowns - 18th time
• Nutty-Cracker Ballet Clowns - 15th time
• Nutty Professor Einsteins & Wacky Graduates - 24th time
• Pre-K Clowns - 15th time^[3]
• Santa's Helpers - 7th time
• Silly Seaside Clowns & Sailors - 26th time
• Sleepy Clowns - 25th time
• Slumber Party Clowns - 8th time
• Turkey Tech Players & Sports Fans - 15th time
• Viking Clowns - 8th time
• Wedding Bell-Y Laffs Clowns - 7th time^[3]
• Wintertime Clowns - 7th time

Clown Vehicles

• Fire Truck Clown Vehicle - 20th time
• Funny Farm Truck - 31st time
• Half-Baked Delivery Truck - 9th time
• School Bus - 14th time
• Taxi Cab - 16th time

Performance Groups

• A Chorus Line: The Next Generation (New York, NY), will perform "One"
• Black Haus Creative (New York, NY), will perform with Calum Scott
• BOSS Kids (New York, NY), will perform with Busta Rhymes (World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Brickhouse NYC (New York, NY), will perform with Lil Jon (Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party)
• Circus Vazquez, will perform "What's Up?"
• I LOVE DANCE (Greater NYC Area)
• Macy's House Dancers
• MOVE NYC (New York, NY)
• Native Pride Productions , will perform "Roads of Red"
• Pretty BIG Movement (New York, NY), will perform with Teyana Taylor
• Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE (Brooklyn, NY), will perform "Upside Down"
• Spirit of America Cheer (Nationwide), will perform "Justin Bieber Medley"
• Spirit of America Dance Stars (Nationwide), will perform "Lady Gaga Medley"
• Star Track Cycling (Queens, NY), will perform with Foreigner (Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things)

First Hour

• The Radio City Rockettes
• Buena Vista Social Club, will perform "Chan Chan" / "Candela"
• Just in Time, will perform "Beyond the Sea" / "Mack the Knife" / "Splish Splash"
• Ragtime, will perform "Wheels of a Dream" / "Prologue"