The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade features new balloons, floats, and performers, airing on November 27.

The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, airing on November 27 at 8:30 a.m. on NBC and Peacock, will feature new character balloons including Buzz Lightyear, Pac-Man, Mario, and a 32-foot Shrek-themed onion carriage, along with six new floats from brands like Lego, Lindt, and “Stranger Things.” Vintage balloons from past decades will return in anticipation of next year’s 100th anniversary. Performers include Ciara, Foreigner, Kool & the Gang, HUNTR/X members Audrey Nuna, EJAE, and Rei Ami, Jewel, Debbie Gibson, Shaggy, the Radio City Rockettes, Broadway casts, athletes Ilia Malinin and Jack Wallace, and marching bands from across the U.S. and internationally. The event drew a record 31 million viewers in 2024.