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The best Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons through the years

barry werner

Wed, Nov 22, 2023, 11:02 AM·3 min read

Up, up and away on Thanksgiving Day

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a classic staple during the holiday season, a three-hour spectacle that winds through the streets of Manhattan. Nostalgia mixes with pop culture. The young and the old. And while all of the elements of the parade are wonderful, few things symbolize the experience more than the balloons.

A look at some of the greatest onees that have made the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City so iconic.

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(1930 – The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade passes down Broadway in New York on Nov. 27. AP Photo/File)

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