As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York on 27 November 2025, nostalgia mingled with unease. Many recalled the infamous 1997 incident involving the giant Barney the ...

On November 27, 1997, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade became infamous for those who witnessed the chaos firsthand, thanks to a perfect storm of comically oversized balloons, brutal winds, and ...

The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City has come to a close. The 99th annual parade featured dozens of iconic floats and balloons — including Beagle Scout Snoopy, Super Mario and ...

According to the Library of Congress, Macy's first held a Christmas Parade on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 1924, staring an ...

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 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a spectacular annual event marched by thousands and watched by millions — and a massive undertaking with countless moving parts. Inevitably, mistakes happen, ...

New York looked different at 5:30 in the morning. The sky was just starting to lift, the streets were quiet in a way the city rarely allows, and everything felt tinged with my favorite ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off Thursday in New York City, with new balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and Pac-Man set to take to the skies and floats featuring Labubu and ...

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 ...

Meghan Simonette, who volunteered as a balloon handler in the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, details when the arm of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon hit a tree before the parade kicked off “It ...