The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is expected to be like no other. This year, the event will feature 10 performance groups, 11 marching bands, 17 massive character balloons, 22 floats, 15 historic inflatables, and 700 clowns, as well as appearances from fan favorite stars like Cynthia Erivo, Idina Menzel, Ariana Madix, Coco Jones, and Walker Hayes. The parade will be available to watch on NBC, Peacock, and Furbo. The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and finish around noon outside the Macy’s flagship store at 34th Street Herald Square. Additionally, there will be an encore show broadcast at 2 p.m.