Originally known as Macy's Christmas Parade (it officially launched the Christmas shopping season) the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York City on November 27, 1924, and featured Macy's employees and animals from the Central Park zoo.
What we now know as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began as Macy's Christmas Parade on Thanksgiving day, November 27, 1924.
1924
Izzy was first in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1993.
Yes, the 1966 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was televised.
Felix the Cat was first in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927.
Felix the Cat was the first balloon in the 1927 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The New York Thanksgiving Day Parade is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was created in 1948.
Macy's sponsors the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade every Thanksgiving Day.
It was first called Macy's Christmas Parade because it signified the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
There were no balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924. The first balloon was added in 1927. That balloon was Felix the Cat.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade