Photos: High-flying balloon characters star in Thanksgiving parade

Annual tradition packed streets as a procession of giant inflatables and floats streamed

Published: November 25, 2022 14:31 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from AP

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New York: Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons helped usher in the holiday season during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Image Credit: AP

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The annual tradition, which dates back nearly a century, packed streets as a procession of giant inflatables and floats streamed for more than 40 blocks from Central Park to Herald Square. Image Credit: AP

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Children balanced atop metal barricades and hung from scaffolding to watch the balloons amid mostly sunny skies and a slight breeze. Image Credit: AP

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“Blue, Blue. There's Blue,” yelled Divyam Kumar, 6, as his father helped balance him and his 4-year-old brother Aanu Aryan on a metal rail. The youngster was referring to the star of the animated show “Blue's Clues" — not to be confused with the international cartoon sensation Bluey, an Australian cattle pup making her parade debut. Image Credit: AP

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Bluey's balloon towered as tall as a four-story building and stretched as wide as seven taxi cabs. Image Credit: Reuters

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Stuart, the one-eyed Minion, was also there to thrill the crowd. Image Credit: AFP

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But it was Snoopy that especially caught the eye of Brenner Chenenko, 8, even more so than the more contemporary pups. “It's one of the classics,” said the youngster from Rochester, New York, who lined the parade route with his father Nate and grandfather John Wopperer. Image Credit: AP

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It was the first time the father and son had seen the parade in person. Wopperer last saw a parade live three years ago, before the pandemic sidelined the event for a year. Snoopy, dressed as an astronaut, was followed by another old-time favorite, Papa Smurf. Image Credit: AP

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This year's parade featured 16 giant balloons, 28 floats, 40 novelty and heritage inflatables, 12 marching bands, 10 performance groups, 700 clowns and one Santa Claus. Image Credit: AFP

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PAW Patrol's Chase balloon flies. Image Credit: Reuters

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The Boss Baby balloon float. Image Credit: AP

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Performers move through Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, in New York. Image Credit: AP

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions' 'Colossal Wave of Wonder' float. Image Credit: AP

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