Workers inflate balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2023 in New York City. Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Macy's, Inc. Why don’t the Macy’s Thanksgiving ...

(Courtesy Macy's, Inc.) This "Balloonatics" float from the 1926 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade inspired the iconic character balloons that would debut in 1927. (Courtesy Macy's, Inc.) A balloon ...

A blue hippo balloon—possibly this one—released after the parade was still at large several days later, thought to be somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. In this image, the Felix the Cat ...

Photo: George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images What was the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon? In 1927, the name of the event had officially been changed to the Macy’s Thanksgiving ...

The 96th edition of the parade will also feature 16 giant character balloons, 28 floats and 12 marching bands. The 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade airs on Nov. 24 at 8:45 a.m. ET.

The Bluey balloon floats the Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Picture: Getty Images/AFP Kylie Minogue also performed during the rainy Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC.