Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
originally aired on NBC
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first took place in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. The three-hour parade is held in Manhattan, ending outside Macy's Herald Square, and takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Eastern Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day. The parade has been televised nationally on NBC since 1953.