The 97th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 97th edition of the Parade will include an exciting lineup of featured giant character balloons, fantastic floats, the finest marching bands from across the country, dynamic performance groups, imaginative clowns, the nation's biggest musical talent and the one-and-only Santa Claus. For nearly a century, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been one of the nation's most anticipated and watched holiday celebrations. "TODAY's" Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker will join as hosts of the Emmy Award-winning celebration. This year's Parade will include 5,000 volunteers, 16 featured character balloons, 26 fantastic floats, 32 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 12 marching bands and 9 performance groups.