To be a balloon handler in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade—much like trying to be anything in New York City—you have to know somebody. Since the parade’s start in 1924, the positions that guide ...

Macy's is set to celebrate its 99th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 27, with 28 floats, 11 marching bands, 33 clown crews, nine performance groups and more large balloons than before.

Distant view of man standing with Macy’s Day Parade balloons Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Records The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade (then known as the Macy’s Christmas Parade) was held in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Giant balloons got into shape Wednesday for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as crews inflated the giant characters on the streets of New York City. The parade kicks off Thursday ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade turns 99 this year, but balloons weren't always part of the festivities. The first one didn't appear at the New York City-set event until three years after the first ...

Since 1924, Macy’s has held an annual parade on Thanksgiving Day. Meticulously decorated floats and giant balloons attract crowds from all over the country and the look of them has changed over the ...

Yes, this is the first time Nintendo's Mario has been a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It's hard to believe, but even though Mario has been around since 1981, it's taken 44 years for ...

Thousands of people lined the streets Thursday amid heavy security including bomb-sniffing dogs and portable radiation detectors as iconic inflatable balloons, costumed characters and clowns floated, ...

Kindergarteners at Potter Gray Elementary paraded through the hallways of the school with the balloons they colored and decorated themselves for their second annual Kindergarten Balloon Parade on ...