Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2015 NBC TV Schedule: Best Places to Watch Performers (Floats Preview Video)
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2015 takes place on Thursday and the event is expected to draw more than 50 million across the nation to the nationally broadcast event. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has a scheduled start time of 9 a.m. ET and will be broadcast live on TV on the NBC network.
This will be the 89th installment of this Thanksgiving Day Parade, and it is expected to be a memorable event.
This year there will be dozens of giant floats and balloons, including popular children's characters such as Hello Kitty, Pikachu, Spongebob Squarepants and Toothless from "How to Train a Dragon."
Get Our Latest News for FREE
The parade will also see numerous Marching Bands take part, with bands coming to New York City all the way from the likes of Michigan and Florida to take part in the festivities.
Performances are also expected from the likes of Pat Benatar, Mariah Carey and Panic At The Disco, and of course as usual, the guest of honor at the climax will be Santa Claus himself riding on his sleigh.
Executive producer Amy Kule has said, "The 89th edition of Macy's famed holiday procession promises to deliver an unrivaled spectacle of magic for millions of spectators lining the streets of New York City and millions more watching it unfold in homes across the nation."
She added that the event "will continue to delight audiences of all ages, as together we celebrate the start of the holiday season."
Those hoping to capture the best positions for the parade should get to the parade route as early as 6 a.m. according to many estimates. However, the actual parade will not officially get underway until 9 a.m. on Thursday, and the event will go on for a full three hours until noon.
This year's parade route is scheduled to start at 77th Street and 8th Avenue, and will move along Central Park West before making a turn at 59th Street.
The route will be go down 6th Avenue, and go on all the way to 34th Street before making its stop at Macy's landmark store on 7th Avenue.
A full parade route map can be seen below:
This year's event will be hosted by NBC's Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker, and can be watched online through live stream on NBC's own website.
