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Thanksgiving parade 2016: Photos of balloons and more from Macy’s 90th celebration

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  • Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus wave to the crowds as their float passes along Sixth Avenue near 59th Street in Manhattan on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, bringing up the rear of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • Spectators, with one in a special Thanksgiving getup, watch Santa's sleigh pass on Thursday, November 24, 2016, bringing up the rear of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Santa's sleigh heads out along Central Park West on Thursday, November 24, 2016, bringing up the rear of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Pikachu balloon sails along Sixth Avenue near 59th Street on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • Na Koa Ali'l, the Hawaii all-state marching band, performs on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, on Sixth Avenue near 59th Street during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • The Tough Guy & Bulldog Trycaloon makes its way down Sixth Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • Performers wave snowflake banners on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • The NYPD marching band accompanies the Harold the Policeman balloon as it floats down Sixth Avenue near 59th Street on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • Performers dressed as Christmas trees tap dance down Sixth Avenue on Thursday, November 24, 2016, during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • A street performer accompanies the Mount Rushmore float on Sixth Avenue near 59th Street on Thursday, November 24, 2016, during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • Santa's sleigh heads out along Central Park West on Thursday, November 24, 2016, bringing up the rear of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A balloon floats along Sixth Avenue near 59th Street on Thursday, November 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
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    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • One of several bands in the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performs at Sixth Avenue and 59th Street on Nov. 24, 2016, in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • A dancing flower performs at Sixth Avenue and 59th Street on Thursday, November 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • The crowd that turned out to see the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2016 was estimated at 3.5 million, about the same number the year before. These spectators were near Sixth Avenue and 59th Street.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • Members of the NYPD counterterrorism unit patrol the 2.5 mile route of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. The NYPD increased security along the 2.5 mile public route.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Ronald McDonald balloon floats above Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger balloon flies along Sixth Avenue near 59th Street on Thursday Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • The Thomas the Tank Engine balloon rolls down Sixth Avenue near 59 Street on Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • The Charlie Brown balloon rounds a corner at Sixth Avenue and 59th Street on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • The crowd that turned out to see the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was estimated at 3.5 million, about the same number as last year. These spectators were at Sixth Avenue and 59th Street.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • The Paddington Bear balloon floats along Sixth Avenue at 59th Street on Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • The Happy Dragon balloon floats above Central Park West on Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators sitting on city sand trucks on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, watch the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The sand trucks blocked the side streets along the parade route from Central Park West to outside the Macy's store on Herald Square.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Dino balloon floats above Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Felix the Cat balloon floats above Central Park West on Nov. 24, 2016, as the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off in Manhattan. Felix was a cartoon character in the silent film era. According to news reports a balloon version had been part of the parade in the 1920s and was brought back this year for the 90th celebration.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Tom Turkey rolling float followed by the Pillsbury Doughboy balloon travel along Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Holiday elf balloons -- Charlie, Kit and C.J. - float above Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Pillsbury Doughboy balloons looks like it's flying as it moves over Central Park South on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators throw confetti at a performer on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators sit on sand trucks along the route of 90thannual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. The NYPD increased security along the 2.5 mile public route.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Tom Turkey travels along Central Park West Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Tom Turkey and Pillsbury Doughboy floats travel along Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Skylanders Eruptor balloon floats above Central Park West Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Angry Birds Red balloon floats above Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators watch as entertainers perform along Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Elf on the Shelf balloon floats above Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A performer on stilts and dressed as a flower waves to spectators along Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Skylanders Eruptor balloon floats above Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, as the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Na Koa Ali'l, the Hawaii all-state marching band, performs on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, along Central Park West at the start of the the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Wiggleworm balloon floats above Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, as the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Felix the Cat balloon floats above Central Park West on Nov. 24, 2016, as the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators watch on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, as floats, balloons and entertainers step off along Central Park West at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The hip-hop trio, De La Soul, rides the Big Apple float on Nov. 24, 2016, as the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off along Central Park West in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • NYPD uniformed officers survey the crowds from city sand trucks that were parked to block side streets on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, along the route of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade from Central Park West to outside the Macy's store on Herald Square.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Tom Turkey float is pulled along Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, as the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators cheer Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators along the route of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Charlie Brown balloon floats above Central Park West as the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan steps off Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators cheer during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A clown livens up the crowd along Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A float is pulled along Central Park West Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators cheer during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators cheer during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A float is pulled along Central Park West during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Wiggleworm floats above Central Park West during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • The Tom Turkey float is pulled along Central Park West during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Felix the Cat floats above Central Park West during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A clown livens up the crowd along Central Park West during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Police stand on sand trucks that are placed along the route of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators cheer during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Charlie Brown floats above Central Park West before the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Garbage trucks are placed along the route of 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. The NYPD increased security along the 2.5 mile public route in light of threats against the parade, including one in which ISIS encouraged vehicle-based attacks.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Garbage trucks are placed along the route of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Members of the NYPD's Counterterrorism Bureau patrol during the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Sand trucks are placed along the route of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants prepare Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, for the start of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Charlie Brown floats above Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, as the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade prepares to step off in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Demonstrators line Central Park West on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, near the starting point of the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A crew member helps inflate the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger balloon on West 77th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, a day before the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • NYPD counterterrorism officers patrol West 77th Street as parade balloons are inflated on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, a day before the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • The Ronald McDonald balloon is inflated and anchored on the Upper West Side on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, a day before the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • The Trixie the Dog and Wiggleworm balloons are inflated on West 77th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, a day before the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • A volunteer works on inflating the Thomas the Tank Engine balloon on West 77th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, a day before the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill, center left, talk on West 77th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, about heightened security for Thursday's 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched through the streets of Manhattan for its 90th year on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016.

The annual Thanksgiving tradition featured its iconic balloons, floats and performances from Tony Bennett and Regina Spektor.

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

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