Parades
Where can you get Sponge Bob, Spider Man, and The Bare Naked Ladies all in one spot? Why, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade of course! And this year’s line up will not disappoint. Balloons range from Kermit The Frog to Uncle Sam. You can expect color coordinated marching bands from schools around the country and an all-star line up including Andrea Bocelli, Ziggy Marley, and my personal favorite Barbie. The parade began in 1929 and for 82 years it has marched down Broadway. However due to newly constructed pedestrian areas around Times Square, the course has been changed. Whether or not this is a positive change remains to be seen, but I suggest you bring your map. The new route is as follows: The Parade will begin at 77th street and Central Park West, then curve around to Central Park South across to 7th avenue, travel down to 42nd street THEN it will proceed across 42nd street to 6th avenue where it will remain until 34th street at which time it will return to 7th avenue, ending at Herald Square. Then, the parade will do the hokey pokey. If you won’t be in town on Thanksgiving Day all are invited to watch the balloons getting inflated by Macy’s volunteers at The Natural Museum of History on the night before. The three-hour event begins at 9am EST and airs on NBC.
(For more info go to: http://www.nyctourist.com/macys_news_lineup.htm)
