Every year since 1994, the parade balloons are blown up during the “Macy's Balloon Inflation Celebration,” which is held on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day on the Upper West Side in ...

In the 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the M&M's-sponsored "Red and Yellow Brighten the Holidays" balloon caused an accident when one of its handling lines snagged a lamppost, dislodging the ...

Here are some of the most memorable balloon disasters from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, from being swept away by the wind to getting punctured by trees and other N.Y.C. obstacles.

This year will mark the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Getty Images In 1997, winds tossed a balloon into a lamppost, causing it to crash to the ground and injuring a ...

For 2024, which is the 100th anniversary of the first-ever Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, viewers will see 17 new balloons and floats, 11 marching bands and 24 performers spanning generations ...

Handlers pull the Ronald McDonald balloon down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) AP ...

This year's parade featured 17 giant character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands, 700 clowns, and 10 performance groups.

Rainy weather didn't dampen spirits at this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The 98th annual parade featured fan-favorite balloons like the Pillsbury Doughboy and Bluey as well as new ...