Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade highlights: All the floats, performances, news and more

FIRST LOOK: New Balloon’s for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 🎈 A look at the new balloons for 2025 during an outdoor test flight, in preparation for the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! This year, 4 new character balloons will make their debut flights: 🎈Buzz Lightyear by Pixar Animation 🎈Mario by Nintendo 🎈PAC-MAN by Bandai Namco Entertainment America, Inc 🎈Shrek’s Onion Carriage from Universal Pictures’ Dreamworks Animation The event also previewed Frost Pips by The Lumistella Company

Go behind-the-scenes at Balloonfest and see the the newest balloons joining #MacysParade this year take flight—Pac-Man, Buzz Lightyear, Shrek’s Onion Carriage, Mario, Frieda the Dachshund and Frost Pips! Which one are you most excited to see on Thanksgiving Day? 🎈 macys.com/parade | Macy's