Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade live updates: Float order and routes as Jimmy Fallon’s ‘singing’ prompts ‘lip-syncing’ questions
Jennifer Hudson and Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue were among the performers at the annual event in New York on Thursday
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Your support makes all the difference.The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off onThursday morning in New York City with a steady rain that added ponchos and umbrellas to the lineup of balloons, floats and highly anticipated star-studded performances.
Jennifer Hudson took the stage, shortly after Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue as hordes of cheerleaders and marching bands made their way along the route through central Manhattan.
The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon raised some eyebrows after his own performance, which had fans remarking his choice of dark sunglasses in the November drizzle, and questionable “lip-syncing.”
The annual holiday tradition features new Spider-Man and Minnie Mouse balloons, zoo and pasta-themed floats, an ode to Big Apple coffee and bagels, a far cry from the parade’s initial incarnation a century ago, which featured floats showing scenes from Mother Goose, Red Riding Hood and other fairy tales.
This year's parade features 17 giant, helium-filled character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands, 700 clowns, 10 performance groups, award-winning singers and actors, and the WNBA champion New York Liberty.
The parade was followed by the highly anticipated annual National Dog Show – which saw a pug named Vito walk away with the “Best in Show” award and a $20,000 prize.
Marching bands and cheerleaders at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
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ICYMI: Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after disrupting Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
A group of pro-Palestine protesters have been arrested after briefly disrupting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
The New York Police Department arrested 21 people in Manhattan on Thursday morning, local outlet ABC 7 NY reports, after the group ran in front of the Ronald McDonald float and briefly stopped the parade.
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In pictures: The floats!
Vito the pug wins the 2024 National Dog Show
A pug named Vito has taken home first prize in the annual National Dog Show.
Vito walked away with the title of “Best In Show”, along with a $20,000 prize, in the event run by the American Kennel Club (AKC) on Thanksgiving Day. His win came after he came in first place in a competition for the “Toy Group.”
Amber Raiken watched as Vito accepted his crown:
Vito the pug wins the 2024 National Dog Show
The pug walked away with the ‘Best in Show’ award on Thanksgiving Day
In pictures: Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Balloons
NBC misidentifies child star as 53-year-old Broadway legend during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC appeared to mistakingly identify a young Sesame Street actor as Broadway icon Lea Salonga during its live broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
During the network’s annual holiday event on Thursday, co-anchors Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie introduced Sesame Street’s float, where Tony Award-winning actor Lea Salonga was performing alongside the cast of the PBS staple.
Inga Parkel was watching:
NBC misidentifies child star as 53-year-old Broadway legend during holiday parade
While the Tony Award-winning actor happened to be on the float, her title card appeared in front of one of the child actors instead
In pictures: Famous faces at the Thanksgiving parade
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Viewers were delighted when popular broadcaster Steve Kornacki made a surprise appearance at the National Dog Show.
Kornacki, the breakout star of MSNBC s election coverage, was accompanied by his usual interactive screen, though offered more canine-based analysis – including on the most popular dog names in different states.
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