The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade turns 99 this year, but balloons weren't always part of the festivities. The first one didn't appear at the New York City-set event until three years after the first ...
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 ...
Every November, New York’s streets come alive with gigantic characters that make you stop mid-step. The Macy’s Parade is more than marching bands and floats; it’s a showcase of incredible balloons ...
PEOPLE spoke with two former volunteers, who shared behind-the-scenes details about the festive tradition Roy Rochlin/NBC via Getty Every Thanksgiving, as families across the United States are lazily ...
The first-ever character balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was Felix the Cat in 1927. Creating a Macy's parade balloon is a complex process that takes about five months to complete. The ...
The Thanksgiving Day holiday traditionally brings with it parades and balloons — really big balloons that scrape the skyline in cities like New York or Detroit. Someone has to keep those helium-filled ...