and Smoky Bear. View of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Broadway in 1931. Image foregrounds giant hippopotamus balloon.

And in 1966, Smokey's 420-pound balloon made its first float down 7th Ave in celebration of NBC's musical special The Ballad of Smokey Bear. Smokey Bear appeared in the parade consecutively until ...

Celebrating its 97th year, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is sure to entertain with the return of fantastical floats, star-studded performances and larger-than-life balloons throughout the route ...

Getty Images; photograph colorization by Dana Keller That first parade ... balloons got ever bigger and more elaborate each year: an inflated army of Snoopys, Underdogs, Bullwinkles and Yogi Bears ...

The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade attracts viewers from all over the world. Between the larger-than-life balloons and the iconic floats with show-stopping performances, there's much to be ...

as a giant Ronald McDonald balloon bore down on them on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue. People protesting Israel's war in Gaza also interrupted last year's parade. Thanks to the wet weather, ponchos and ...

Before making their way toward the start of the parade route at 77th Street & Central Park West — the floats, balloons, and costumes reside at Macy’s Parade Studio in Moonachie, New Jersey ...

Preparations are underway in New York City for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade taking place Thursday morning. The event is celebrating 100 years and will feature more than 30 balloons ...