Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Balloon Inflation

Balloon Inflation

The Macy’s Balloon Inflation Celebration will take place on Wednesday, November 26, on the Upper West Side. The event will be open to public viewing from 1 PM to 6 PM.

The entrance to the event is at 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue. Following the security check, you will be able to move through the checkpoint to view the balloons between West 77th Street and West 81st Street.

Parade

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place, rain or shine, on Thursday, November 27. Formation for the parade will begin at 8 AM on West 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

The parade begins at 8:30 AM at West 77th Street and goes south down Central Park West. At Columbus Circle, the parade turns east onto Central Park South. When the parade reaches 6th Avenue, it turns south and then goes down to 34th Street. It makes its final turn there and stops in front of Macy's Herald Square. The parade usually ends around noon.

You can get more information about the parade, including public viewing locations, online.

Learn more about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and balloon inflation.

View a map of the parade route and public viewing locations.

In support of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, numerous street closures will be in effect for Manhattan on Thursday, November 27. Drivers should expect extensive traffic delays due to closures and increased security in Manhattan.

All street closure locations and times are subject to change at the direction of NYPD without notice.

The following streets are affected:

6th Avenue between 59th Street and 32nd Street
7th Avenue between 31st Street and 41st Street
8th Avenue between 41st Street and 33rd Street
32nd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
33rd Street between 5th Avenue and 10th Avenue
34th Street between 8th Avenue and 5th Avenue
35th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue
36th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
37th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
38th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
39th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
40th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
41st Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
43rd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
58th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue
61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway
62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
82nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
83rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
84th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
85th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
86th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
Broadway between 45th Street and 33rd Street
Broadway between Columbus Circle and 58th Street
Central Park West between 81st Street and 86th Street
Central Park West between 81st Street and East Side of Columbus Circle/59th Street
Columbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 86th Street
Columbus Circle (Entire Circle)
Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and 5th Avenue

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