How to Watch the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is returning for its 96th installment this year and will air across the country on Thursday (Nov. 24).
This year’s parade is set to take place again in New York City in front of a live audience, making its 2.5-mile trek through Manhattan and featuring performers and attendees as it travels from the city’s Upper West Side to Midtown.
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Fans looking to watch the parade this year are in luck because there are several ways to tune in to the event with or without cable. Find out how below.
How to Watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
The 96th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be broadcast on NBC from 9 a.m. to noon ET and will commence in New York City at 9 a.m. ET.
How to Stream Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
If you have cable (or a digital TV antenna like this one from Amazon), you can watch the parade on TV through your local network NBC affiliate. The parade will also stream live on Peacock (click here to join).
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade can be viewed online, as NBC can be streamed using SlingTV, fuboTV, DirectTV Stream, or Hulu + Live TV. Most these services offer free trials, which will allow you to watch the Thanksgiving parade fun for free online without cable.
How to View the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in Person
There are a small number of viewing areas for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, but fans can start arriving at 6 a.m. ET Central Park West between West 75th to West 61st Streets. Great views can be found on 6th avenue between West 59th to West 38th Streets, and limited public viewing on the south side of West 34th Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue will be available.
Who is performing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade?
This year’s parade will feature lots of performances, including Jordin Sparks, Gloria, Sasha and Emily Estefan, Betty Who, Big Time Rush, Joss Stone, Dionne Warwick, Kirk Franklin, Paula Abdul, Fitz and the Tantrums, Blanco Brown, and Adam Devine, Sarah Hyland and Flula Borg from Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin.
Last year, Jon Batiste sang atop a Louisiana-themed float, while Kelly Rowland appeared on Lifetime’s Christmas in Town Square float, and Kim Petras performed on Coach’s float. K-pop group Aespa were on Olay’s Her Future is STEM-Sational float, Jimmie Allen (on Green Giant’s float) and more were featured during the parade. Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, and Ariana Grande are some of the stars who have performed at the Thanksgiving Day Parade in previous years.
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