96th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade airs on WRAL
The 96th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off Thursday morning on WRAL.
The parade runs from 9 a.m. to noon. The parade will air on WRAL and stream on Peacock.
NBC “Today” anchors Savannah Guthrie, and Hoda Kotb will host the event. It’s unknown whether Al Roker will take part after he revealed he had been hospitalized with blood clots.
The parade route is 2.5 miles long.
Singer Mariah Carey announced on Instagram she will open for Santa Claus in Thursday’s parade. Other appearances include Paula Abdul, Jordin Sparks, Dionne Warwick, Betty Who, Big Time Rush, Gloria Estefan with her daughter Emily and grandson Sasha, Sean Paul, Jimmy Fallon and the Roots, and Fitz and the Tantrums.
The stars from Peacock's upcoming series "Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin" — Adam Devine, Sarah Hyland, and Flula Borg — will also make an appearance.
Balloon favorites include Ronald McDonald, the Pillsbury Doughboy, Pikachu & Eevee, Baby Yoda and Astronaut Snoopy.
Macy's said there are four new balloons in the lineup this year: Bluey, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Sinclair's Dino and Stuart the Minion.
Macy’s first parade was held in 1924.
