2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Schedule

One of the most popular annual attractions in New York City, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a tradition since 1924.  

Attracting more than 3.5 million people to the streets of Manhattan every year, and watched by an audience of nearly 50 million TV viewers, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade combines a huge collection of performers, participants, and of course, the famous big balloons that are the signature of the event. This year is the parade’s 85th anniversary and will host more than 100,000 participants.

The parade will begin at 9 a.m. in all time zones at the traditional kick-off corner of 77th Avenue and Central Park West. Following is the list of entries that will appear*.

View the route and areas open to the public here.

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15 Giant Balloons for the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

• Buzz Lightyear
  
• Clumsy Smurf
  
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  
• Super Cute Hello Kitty
  
• Julius
  
• Kermit the Frog
  
• Kung Fu Panda
  
• Pikachu
  
• Pillsbury Dough Boy
  
• Ronald McDonald
  
• Sailor Mickey
  
• Sonic the Hedgehog
  
• Snoopy as the Flying Ace
  
• Spider-Man
  
• SpongeBob SquarePants
  

Videos

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade - Top 10 Facts

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 The parade also boasts 44 novelty/ornament balloons and balloonicles, ranging in size from 12 to 25 feet tall.

11 Marching Bands

• Carmel High School, Carmel, IN
  
• Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, TN
  
• Hawaii All-State Marching Band, HI
  
•  Homestead High School, Cupertino, CA
  
• Homewood High School, Homewood, AL
  
• Legacy High School, Broomfield, CO
  
• Macy's Great American Marching Band, USA
  
• Miami University, Oxford, OH
  
• Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC
  
• NYPD Marching Band, New York, NY
  
• Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, Canton, MI
  

27 Floats

• 123 Sesame Street
  
• Big Apple
  
• Bridge To The Future
  
• Christmas in Central Park
  
• Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure
  
• Elves Raise the Roof
  
• Frozen Fall Fun
  
• Gift of Freedom
  
• Hats Off To Our Heritage
  
• Home Baked Goodness
  
• International Cele-bear-ation Clock Tower
  
• Jolly Polly Pirate Ship
  
• Local Heroes Helping Everyday
  
• Macy's Parade Drum
  
• Marion-Carol Showboat
  
• Mount Rushmore's American Pride
  
• On the Roll Again
  
• Pep Rally
  
• P.B. Polar Bear
  
• Santa's Sleigh
  
• The Smurfs
  
• Tom Turkey
  
• The True Spirit of Thanksgiving
  
• Wild West Express
  
• Woodland Family Gathering
  
• ZHU-NIVERSE
  

Groups and Celebrities performing at the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

• 610 Stompers
  
• Alma Boliviana
  
• Camp Broadway
  
• CAP 21
  
• Mobile Azalea Trail Maids
  
• Spirit of America Dance
  
• Stage Door Manor
  
• United We Sing
  
• Varsity Spirit Cheer
  
• Rodney Atkins
  
• Big Apple Circus
  
• Mary J. Blige
  
• Cobra Starship
  
• Neil Diamond
  
• Michael Feinstein
  
• The Fresh Beat Band
  
• Cee Lo Green
  
• Avril Lavigne
• Shelby Lynne
• Mannheim Steamroller
  
• China Anne McClain
  
• Scotty McCreery
  
• Ingrid Michaelson
  
• The cast and Muppets of Sesame Street
  
• Savannah Outen
  
• Power Rangers Samurai
  
• Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan
  
• Willard Scott
  
• Straight No Chaser
  
• US Naval Academy Glee Club
• Johnny Weir
• Zendaya
  
• over 800 clowns.

The finale of the parade will, of course, feature Santa Clause to bring in the start of the Christmas season. 

My CityWay offers a free Macy's app for the iPhone and Android phones to track real-time activity of the parade.

*Performances and scheduled appearances are subject to change.