Yahoo Finance 5 photos highlight the best moments from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched through NYC on November 23.
The 97th annual parade included new floats like Beagle Scout Snoopy and Po from Kung Fu Panda.
Cher and Jon Batiste performed, and Miss America 2023 made an appearance in the parade.
From TV screens, apartment and hotel windows, and the street, millions of people watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City every year.
Viewers saw the 97th rendition of the historic Thanksgiving parade that started in 1924 on Thursday.
From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., floats, performers, and balloons traveled from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to 34th Street as crowds cheered.
New floats graced the streets of New York this year, including Beagle Scout Snoopy, Kung Fu Panda's Po, and the Pillsbury Dough Boy, as USA Today reported.
Pro-Palestine protestors blocked the parade briefly before the NYPD arrested them.
Here's a look back at the iconic parade's greatest moments this year.
The parade began with a marching band followed by a turkey float.
Some spectators arrived before 5 a.m. to snag a spot on the street. Others watched from apartment balconies.
A handful of balloons debuted this year, including Beagle Scout Snoopy, according to USA Today.
Miss America 2023 Grace Stanke made an appearance in a patriotic float.
Jimmy Fallon performed a song by The Ramones with The Roots.
At the end, Cher performed a song from her new Christmas album before Santa came through to close the show. "Abbot Elementary's" Sheryl Lee Ralph starred as Mrs. Claus, according to USA Today.
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