The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to be held on November 27, 2025, in New York City and will be broadcast to viewers live on NBC and Peacock that same day from 8:30 a.m. to noon EST.
Performance Groups
- Spirit of America Cheer (Nationwide)
- Spirit of America Dance Stars (Nationwide)
First Hour
- The Radio City Rockettes
New Giant Balloons
Mario by Nintendo
PAC-MAN by Bandai Namco Entertainment
Shrek's Onion Carriage by Universal Pictures' DreamWorks Animation
Novelty Balloons
Greybow Trout by Macy's
Rainbow Trout by Macy's
Red Macy's Star by Macy's
New Floats
Brick-tastic Winter Mountain by LEGO
Master Chocolatier Ballroom by Lindt
Friends-giving in POP CITY by POP MART
The Counting Sheep's Dream Generator by Serta
Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things by Netflix
Balloons
Giant Balloons
- Beagle Scout Snoopy (Peanuts Worldwide) - 3rd time
- Bluey (BBC Studios & Ludo Studio) - 4th time
- Buzz Lightyear (Pixar Animation Studios) - 1st time
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Abrams Books) - 4th time
- Gabby and Pandy Paws (Gabby's Dollhouse/Universal Pictures' DreamWorks Animation) - 2nd time
- Goku (Dragon Ball/Toei Animation) - 2nd time
- Mario (Nintendo) - 1st time
- Marshall from PAW Patrol (Spin Master & Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
- Minnie Mouse (The Walt Disney Company) - 2nd time
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece/Toei Animation) - 3rd time
- Noorah (The Lumistella Company) - 2nd time
- PAC-MAN (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - 1st time
- Pikachu & Eevee (The Pokemon Company International) - 5th time
- Pillsbury Doughboy (Pillsbury) - 3rd time
- Shrek's Onion Carriage (Universal Pictures' DreamWorks Animation) - 1st time
- Spider-Man (Marvel) - 2nd time
- SpongeBob SquarePants & Gary (Nickelodeon) - 7th time
- Stuart the Minion (Illumination) - 4th time
Feature Balloons
- DORA (Nickelodeon) - 2nd time
- Goldbear (HARIBO) - 2nd time
- Smokey Bear (U.S.D.A. Forest Service) - 7th time
Novelty Balloons
- Acorn (Macy's) - 7th time
- Blue & White Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 8th time
- Bluey's Keepy Upnpy Balloo (BBC Studios & Ludo Studio) - 3rd time
-
Freida the Dachshund (Macy's and The Farmer's Dog) - 1st time
- Green Macy's Stars (Macy's) - 1st time
- Greybow Trout (Macy's) - 1st time
- Ice Crystals (Macy's) - 12th time
- Poinsettia Ornaments (Macy's) - 8th time
- Pumpkins (Macy's) - 4th time
- Rainbow Trout (Macy's) - 1st time
- Red "Believe" Stars (Macy's) - 9th time
Balloonicles
- Cheese of a Wimpy Kid - 4th time
- Frost Pips (The Lumistella Company) - 1st time
- Happy Hippo Triple Stack (Macy's) - 1st time
Trycaloons
- Lox and Java (Macy's) - 2nd time
- Nutcracker and Mouse King (Macy's) - 13th time
Floats
- 1-2-3 Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop) - 21st time
- Big City Cheer! (Spirit of America Productions) - 10th time
- Big Turkey Spectacular (Jennie-O) - 6th time
- Birds of a Feather Stream Together (Peacock) - 5th time
- Brick-tastic Winter Mountain (LEGO) - 1st time
- Camp Snoopy (Peanuts Worldwide) - 3rd time
- Candy Cosmos (HARIBO) - 2nd time
- Colossal Wave of Wonder (Kalahari Resorts and Conventions) - 5th time
- The Counting Sheep's Dream Generator (Serta) - 1st time
- Deck the Halls (Balsam Hill) - 9th time
- Dora's Fantastical Rainforest (Nickelodeon/Paramount) - 2nd time
- Fantasy Chocolate Factory (Kinder) - 7th time
- Friends-giving in POP CITY (POP MART) - 1st time
- Geoffrey's Dazzling Dance Party (Toys"R"Us) - 4th time
- Harvest in the Valley (Green Giant) - 9th time
- Heartwarming Holiday Countdown (Hallmark Channel) - 11th time
- The Land of Ice and Wonder (Holland America Line) - 1st time
- Magic Meets the Seas (Disney Cruise Line) - 2nd time
- Master Chocolatier Ballroom (Lindt) - 1st time
- Palace of Sweets (Brach's) - 3rd time
- PINelope (GoBowling!) - 2nd time
- Pasta Knight (Rao's Homemade) - 2nd time
- Santa's Sleigh (Macy's) - 17th time
- Tom Turkey (Macy's) - 8th time
- Upside Down Invasion: Stranger Things (Netflix) - 1st time
- Wondrous World of Wildlife (Bronx Zoo) - 2nd time
- World of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon/Paramount) - 3rd time
Specialty Units
- NYC Parks Mounted Unit - 37th time
- NYPD Motorcycles - 41st time
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 98th 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)
- Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps (Nashua, NH)
- Temple University Diamond Marching Band (Philadelphia, PA)
Guest Stars