Growing up, the holiday season didn't begin until the Macy's Santa went down the street. For me, this is the kick off for the whole season.
Photo Credit: © Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®
The Scooby Doo balloon from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®
Celebrating its 81st year, the Macy's Day Parade always has some first class entertainment. This year the casts of Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins, Xanadu, and Young Frankenstein will be performing, with more Broadway on the floats. The M&M's float is a tribute to Broadway. The M&M's will be costumed from Broadway shows. Green will be Elphaba from Wicked, Blue will be the Phantom, Red will be King Arthur, and Yellow and Orange will be from A Chorus Line. Performing on this float will be Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff, the stars of Spring Awakening, singing "Give My Regards to Broadway." And Nikki Blonsky, who starred in the film version of Hairspray, will be singing "You Can't Stop the Beat" on the American Classics Malt Shop Float.
The parade route begins at 77th Street on Central Park West and goes all along Central Park West, moving onto Broadway at Columbus Circle. The end of the parade is the viewing stand in front of Macy's in Herald Square at 34th and Broadway.
The actual viewing locations are:
* Central Park West, the west side of the street from 70th Street to Columbus Circle
* Central Park West, the east side of the street from 70th to 65th street
* Columbus Circle, the west side of the street
* Broadway, between 58th and 38th Streets
* 34th Street, the south side of the street between Broadway and 7th Avenue
To get a good spot, you need to arrive early. Some people arrive as early as 6:30 AM. And don't bring a folding chair. It will have to be folded up as the sidewalk gets crowded. Of course you could skip the crowds and watch it on NBC Thanksgiving morning from 9 AM to Noon.
One more tip: The balloons are inflated in Wednesday night on 77th & 81st Streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Viewing is allowed from 3 PM to 10 PM.
The parade route begins at 77th Street on Central Park West and goes all along Central Park West, moving onto Broadway at Columbus Circle. The end of the parade is the viewing stand in front of Macy's in Herald Square at 34th and Broadway.
The actual viewing locations are:
* Central Park West, the west side of the street from 70th Street to Columbus Circle
* Central Park West, the east side of the street from 70th to 65th street
* Columbus Circle, the west side of the street
* Broadway, between 58th and 38th Streets
* 34th Street, the south side of the street between Broadway and 7th Avenue
To get a good spot, you need to arrive early. Some people arrive as early as 6:30 AM. And don't bring a folding chair. It will have to be folded up as the sidewalk gets crowded. Of course you could skip the crowds and watch it on NBC Thanksgiving morning from 9 AM to Noon.
One more tip: The balloons are inflated in Wednesday night on 77th & 81st Streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Viewing is allowed from 3 PM to 10 PM.
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