When and where to watch the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, plus who's performing

As spooky season ends and the holidays approach, it's time to look forward to this year's 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

This year's lineup is slated to showcase 22 floats, 17 character balloons, 15 heritage or novelty balloons and more than 700 clowns, according to NBC, which telecasts the event. The event will also feature performances by several music stars along with 11 marching bands and 10 performance groups.

The anchors of NBC's "Today" show, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker, will continue their reign as the telecast's hosts.

Disney legend Minnie Mouse will debut her own 60-foot balloon at this year's parade joining Mickey Mouse, whose balloon debut was in 1934, Pluto (1934), Donald Duck (1935) and Goofy (1992).

Macy's is "super excited about bringing Minnie to life," Will Coss, executive producer of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, told USA TODAY last month. "It has been a Macy's Studios dream for quite some time, and the folks here on my team who've worked on the design, actually bringing that character to life as a balloon in the sky, couldn't be more excited about it."

Here's what you need to know about this year's parade.

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What time does the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade start?

The 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon in all time zones on Thursday, Nov. 28.

How to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade

Americans can watch the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade telecast on NBC from 8:30 a.m. to noon in all time zones. The event will also be available to stream for Peacock subscribers and Fubo subscribers.

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How long is the parade?

The 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which takes place in New York City, will run for a full 3 ? hours between 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Where to watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC?

New Yorkers can catch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade at Central Park West.

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With a scheduled start of 8:30 a.m. ET, the parade begins at West 77th Street and Central Park West and concludes at Herald Square.

Who will perform at 2024 Thanksgiving Day Parade?

The following stars are listed to perform at this year's Thanksgiving Day Parade:

• Bishop Briggs

• Kylie Cantrall

• Chl?e

• Dan + Shay

• Dasha

• Jimmy Fallon & The Roots

• Coco Jones

• Walker Hayes

• Ariana Madix

• Joey McIntyre

• Idina Menzel

• Natti Natasha

• T-Pain

• Rachel Platten

• Lea Salonga

• The Temptations

• The War and Treaty

• Alex Warren

• Sebastián Yatra

• Charli D’Amelio

• Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia

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What balloons will be in the Thanksgiving Day Parade?

At least 17 character balloons will fly at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade including Disney’s Minnie Mouse; Extraordinary Noorah, The Elf on the Shelf; DreamWorks' Gabby; Goku from Dragon Ball Z; Nickelodeon's Marshall and Spin Master and Marvel's Spider-Man.

An additional 15 heritage and novelty balloons will also be featured during the parade along with 22 floats.

Contributing: Felecia Wellington Radel and KiMi Robinson

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024: Time, where to watch plus performers