Make the holiday tradition even more fun with a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Scavenger Hunt for 2023! I created this scavenger hunt to be enjoyed while watching from home or live in person!
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Scavenger Hunt
The 97th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade fills the streets of New York City on Thursday, November 24th at 9:00 A.M. I’ve watched the parade every Thanksgiving morning for as long as I can remember. Even now the TV is tuned to it while I’m cooking for Thanksgiving.
The floats and balloons and marching bands and holiday songs are so fun to watch. Not to mention the grand finale of Santa Claus himself! Yes, he’s in my Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Scavenger Hunt, too!
New Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons
This year the parade will feature 25 balloons, including a few new ones I listed below. I’ve included several of them in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Scavenger Hunt so you’ll want to keep your eyes out for them!
- Beagle Scout Snoopy
- Blue Cat and Chugs from Cool Cats
- Kung Fu Panda’s Po
- Leo
- Monkey D. Luffy
- The Pillsbury Doughboy
- Uncle Dan from Illumination’s Migration
In addition to the balloons, Macy’s Parade will feature 31 floats, 6 Balloonicles, 29 clown crews, 11 marching bands, 8 performance groups, and 18 performers. That’s a whole lot of entertainment!
If you tune into the Thanksgiving Day Parade for the floats, there are lots of fun ones this year! You’ll need to pay attention to several of them if you want to complete the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade scavenger hunt!
- 1-2-3 Sesame Street® by Sesame Workshop™ (The cast and Muppets of Sesame Street)
- Big City Cheer by Spirit of America Productions
- Big Red Shoe Car by McDonald’s
- Big Turkey Spectacular by Jennie-O
- Birds of a Feather Stream Together from Peacock – they will be streaming a live feed of the parade route!
- Camp Snoopy from Peanuts Worldwide
- Celebration Gator from Louisiana Office of Tourism
- Elf Pets with Elf on the Shelf
- Good Burger Mobile to Celebrate Good Burger 2
- Igniting Memories from Solo Stove – I can’t wait to see this one, it’s made to look like an RV pulling up to a campsite!
- Mutant Mayhem – full of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Power!
- Palace of Sweets from Brach’s
- The Deliciously Delectable World of Wonka
- Macy’s Singing Christmas Tree – a friend from high school is going to be signing on this float for the 2nd year in a row!
- and more!
How to Watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
I’m tuning into all the fun with my Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Scavenger Hunt in hand! You can watch Macy’s Parade on NBC and Telemundo, from 9:00AM to 12:00PM in all time zones. Plus, you can also stream the broadcast on Peacock and experience the parade route like never before from home!
–> PRINT PARADE SCAVENGER HUNT <–
For more scavenger hunt fun after the parade, check out my Printable Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt for Kids. They’ll be hunting for all kinds of items you find at most Thanksgiving dinners!
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