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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2022: Road Closures and What to Know

The Macy’s parade has been a traditional holiday season kickoff and spectators often line up a half-dozen deep along the route to cheer the marchers, floats, entertainers and marching bands

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Whether you watch bundled up on the streets of Manhattan or from the comfort of the couch, the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a can't-miss tradition.

This year’s parade — the 96th annual — will feature 16 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 40 novelty and heritage inflatables, 12 marching bands, 700 clowns, 10 performance groups and, of course, Santa Claus.

For those who plan on attending the parade Thanksgiving morning, it will start at 77th Street and Central Park West and then march down its signature 2.5-mile. The parade goes from Central Park West to Columbus Circle, turning onto Central Park South and then down 6th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas. At 34th Street, the Parade will make its final turn west and end at 7th Avenue in front of Macy’s Herald Square.

Find more details on the parade route and public viewing locations below and at Macy's website.

Returning giant balloons include “Astronaut Snoopy,” “The Boss Baby,” Chase from “Paw Patrol,” the Pillsbury Doughboy, Red Titan from “Ryan’s World,” Ronald McDonald, Papa Smurf from "The Smurfs,” “SpongeBob SquarePants” and Pikachu and Eevee from "Pokémon".

The Macy’s parade has been a traditional holiday season kickoff and spectators often line up a half-dozen deep along the route to cheer the marchers, floats, entertainers and marching bands.

Viewers nationwide can see the parade live on NBC and streaming on Peacock starting at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 24.

Gus Rosendale takes us inside the parade's New Jersey warehouse.

Planned Street Closures for Parade


Formation:

  • Columbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 83rd Street
  • Central Park West between 81st Street and 86th Street
  • 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 73rd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
  • 72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 62nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway 
  • 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue

Route: 

  • Central Park West between 81st Street and East Side of Columbus Circle/59th Street
  • Columbus Circle between 59th Street and Broadway
  • 59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue
  • 6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th Street                                                                             
  • 34th Street between 6th Avenue 7th Avenue

Dispersal: 

  • 33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 10th Avenue
  • 34th Street between 7h Avenue and 8th Avenue
  • 34th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue 
  • 35th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue
  • 36th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
  • 37th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
  • 38th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
  • 39th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
  • 40th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
  • 41st Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
  • 7th Avenue between 31st Street and 41st Street
  • Broadway between 45th Street and 34th Street

Miscellaneous:

  • 58th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 43rd Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway
  • 40th Street between 7th Avenue and 6th Avenue 
  • 39th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
  • 38th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
  • 37th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
  • 36th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
  • 32nd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
  • 6th Avenue between 32nd Street and 33rd Street
  • 8th Avenue between 40th Street and 33rd Street
  • Broadway between 33rd Street and 34th Street
  • Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and Plaza Street
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