Watching New York’s Thanksgiving Day parade is as much of a Thanksgiving tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie. Here’s how you can stream the parade, and others, this holiday.

A century after the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the annual holiday tradition kicks off Thursday in New York City with new Spider-Man and Minnie Mouse balloons, zoo and pasta-themed floats, performances from Jennifer Hudson and Idina Menzel,

There will be six new featured character balloons, including Minnie Mouse, “Extraordinary Noorah” with The Elf on the Shelf, Gabby from “Gabby’s Dollhouse,” Goku from ”Dragon Ball," Marshall from "Paw Patrol" and a new “Spider-Man.”

Sarah Maslin Nir has covered the annual event in New York City through freezing temperatures, gusting winds and always crowded sidewalks.

Thousands attend the annual tradition of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. This year marks the 98th Parade, featuring fun and festive floats. NBC News' Jay Gray reports from a rainy Thanksgiving Parade and gives us an insight into some incredible floats,

The 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be telecast on NBC from 8:30 a.m. to noon in all time zones on Thursday, Nov. 28. The event will also simulstream on Peacock and Fubo subscribers will also be able to watch it. An encore on NBC will follow at 12 p.m. MT, 2 p.m. ET/PT.

On Thanksgiving, millions of moviegoers flocked to the theater to watch three blockbuster films. Millions of others stayed home to watch the Macy's parade or NFL games.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade heads down Sixth Ave. on Nov. 28, 2024 in New York. The Harvest in the Valley float during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade heads down Sixth Ave. on Nov. 28, 2024 in New York.