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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade photos: Balloons, floats and more

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  • The start of the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Elf on a Shelf, one of the biggest balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • Crowds were bundled up on Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • Trolls float down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • A marching band performs as they head down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • Crowds keep warm in sleeping bags during the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • Diana Ross and her daughter Tracee Ellis Ross, right, wave to the crowds from their float during the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • Balloon handlers try to stay warm as they wait for the start of the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday. The coldest Thanksgiving Day on record was Nov. 30, 1871, which topped out at a chilly 22 degrees.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants get ready for the start of the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday. The iconic parade debuted in 1924 and featured live animals like monkeys, bears, camels and elephants borrowed from nearby Central Park. The show took a break in 1942, 1943 and 1944, when the balloons were donated to the U.S. government during World War II, providing 650 pounds of scrap rubber for the war effort.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • People are bundled up in many different ways before the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • Crowds get in the holiday spirit before the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • Cop keeps eye on the crowd as loats, balloons, bands and clowns march on Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • New this year, a Balloonicle called Little Cloud debuts at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Todd Maisel
  • People are bundled up in many different ways before the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh /David Handschuh
  • The Nutcracker floats above Sixth Avenue at 42nd Street during the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A wind gust pushes the Elf on the Shelf towards spectators on Sixth Avenue at 42nd Street during the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan. 
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • People are bundled up in many different ways, trying to keep warm before the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: David Handschuh
  • Sunny the Snowpal is pushed by the wind as it makes its way down Sixth Avenue during its debut at the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Goku floats above Central Park West as he makes his debut during the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Clowns wave as they march down Sixth Avenue during the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A member of the NYPD's Counterterrorism Bureau patrols during the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan. NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said there is no specific threat against this year's parade.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • EGOT winner John Legend waves to spectators on Central Park West during the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Fleck, Bjorn, Jojo and Hugg float above Sixth Avenue during the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade makes its way down Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Thanksgiving Day Parade was very cold on Sixth Avenue.
    Photo Credit: Todd Maisel
  • Santa's sleigh travels along Sixth Avenue during the 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

The 92nd Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched through Manhattan Thursday morning, thrilling New Yorkers and tourists alike.

This year’s parade included appearances by celebrities like John Legend and Rita Ora, but the big stars of the show were, of course, the iconic balloons.

If you couldn’t make it to the parade or slept through the TV broadcast, scroll down to see the highlights.

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