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 ...

With only hours to go before NBC's preview shows and less than 24 hours before the iconic holiday event gets underway in NYC, there was the not-so-small matter of getting a whole lot of balloons ...

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a staple of the November holiday—but one year it all went horribly wrong. Known for its gigantic balloons of beloved children's characters, including Kermit the Frog, ...

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 ...

A Felix the Cat balloon, followed by Terrible Turk and Willie Red Bird balloons are led down Broadway during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 24th November 1932. From turkey to football, ...

The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. For the third year in a row, Thursday's parade starts at 8:30 a.m. ET (instead of 9 a.m.) and will ...

Some of the most iconic characters in popular culture have assembled in Manhattan for the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, including five new balloons making their debut. (Other smaller balloons ...

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 ...

The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. For the third year in a row, Thursday's parade starts at 8:30 a.m. ET (instead of 9 a.m.) and will ...