Simonette says, though she felt prepared as a balloon handler, balloon handler training doesn’t include navigating around trees and other city infrastructure For nearly a century, the streets and ...

New York looked different at 5:30 in the morning. The sky was just starting to lift, the streets were quiet in a way the city rarely allows, and everything felt tinged with my favorite ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Giant balloons got into shape Wednesday for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as crews inflated the giant characters on the streets of New York City. The parade kicks off Thursday ...

Macy’s was not the first company to throw a Thanksgiving Day parade From turkey to football, there are some things you can always count on during a Thanksgiving celebration — including the annual Macy ...

Thirty-two "larger-than-life character" balloons and three balloonicles will float down Manhattan on Thanksgiving Day, if the weather allows, for the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. One of the ...

With the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 27, weather experts are predicting conditions that could prevent some parade balloons from rising high up in the air in New York City.

Meghan Simonette, who volunteered as a balloon handler in the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, details when the arm of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon hit a tree before the parade kicked off “It ...