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The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is back — and if you want to watch it online without cable, you can save big with Peacock’s Black Friday deal.

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The department store’s 98th celebration will air live on NBC and stream on Peacock starting at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. The department store’s 98th anniversary celebrations will be traced along its traditional 2.5-mile route through Manhattan from the Upper West Side to Midtown. Apples never fall star and Macy’s Holiday Gift Guide ambassador Alison Brie will host the ribbon-cutting ceremony. (She recently said The Hollywood Reporter“I’m bringing my whole family to New York to cut the ribbon and watch the (parade) in person. “I love the parade, it’s iconic. That’s really because I’m a big guy Peanuts Fan.”)

The easiest way to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade without cable is to sign up for Peacock, which offers new subscribers the first six months of Peacock Premium for $1.99 per month with the code REALDEALMONTHLY or $19.99 for a year offers the code REALDEAL. The Black Friday promotion ends on December 2nd; After the promotional period, the subscription will automatically renew at $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year (or the then-current price).

This year, pop culture franchises, brands and companies will once again showcase their names in front of live audiences as the public is once again welcome to view the 34+ exaggerated floats, over 22 balloons, 7 balloonicles, etc. Dozens of live Appearances from the street. Characters from Marvel, Disney, Gabby’s dollhouse, Pokémon, Kung Fu Panda, Paw Patrol, Bluish, star Wars, The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Despicable Me and many more films, television shows and popular brands will participate in the 2024 parade.

Read below to learn more ways to stream the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade online, the performance schedule, and more.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024: Date, Time, Location

The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place on Thursday, November 28th in New York. The celebration runs from 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET to 9:00 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. The parade will be broadcast live on NBC and broadcast on local television stations on Peacock in all time zones.

As in past years, Macy’s will also add a charitable Web3 element to the Thanksgiving parade. A virtual experience in the Metaverse will be accessible via the OnCyber ​​platform at macys.com/mstylelab, where visitors can learn more about the history of the legendary event and the winners of last year’s competition to create an NFT character in the to transform the event’s first NFT-inspired parade balloon.

Read below to learn more about how to stream the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024 online with and without cable, including for free.

Who will perform in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature over 28 live artists including Idina Menzel, Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Cantrall, Kylie Minogue, the Temptations, Joey McIntyre, Jimmy Fallon and the Roots, T-Pain, the War and Treaty, Walker Hayes, Roman Mejia, Sebastián Yatra, Rachel Platten, Loud Luxury, Liza Colón-Zayas, Lea Salonga, Coco Jones and many others.

The procession will also feature 11 marching bands from across the country, 28 crown teams and 11 performance groups. Find out more details here.

Here’s how you can watch the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person

The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade begins at 8:30 a.m. local time in Manhattan at West 77th Street and Central Park West, but only select stops will have public viewing areas. A viewing area will be available on the west side of Central Park West from West 75th to West 61st Streets starting at 6 a.m. ET and is one of the best places to watch the parade. There will also be viewing areas on 6th Avenue between West 59th and West 38th Streets. View the entire route here and find out more information about restricted areas and public viewing points.

How to stream the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade online

Looking for more ways to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade online besides Peacock? For those who aren’t yet subscribed to a streaming platform or want to cut the cord (while also taking advantage of the best Black Friday streaming deals), here are a few more ways to watch the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade online without cable, including: free when you sign up for a new subscription.

DirecTV stream

Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade online for free on NBC when you sign up for the five-day trial of DirecTV Stream.

New subscribers can get a value of up to $625 when they sign a 24-month contract of the DirecTV Choice plan (or higher tier) and bundle it with the Bronze, Silver or Gold package that Premium networks like Max, Paramount+ with includes Showtime, Lifetime Movie Club and more. DirecTV’s cable TV streaming plans regularly cost $74.99 to $164.99 per month and include 90 to 185 or more local and national news, entertainment and sports channels, including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, ESPN, MSNBC , Fox and more. Find out more about the holiday package offer here.

Fubo

Packages on sale for $30 off first month

Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade free on NBC with a seven-day trial of Fubo, which also offers new subscribers $30 off their first month.

The cable TV streaming service carries over 170 other news, entertainment and sports channels. You can record over 1,000 hours of TV shows, movies, games and more (including football on Monday, Thursday and Sunday nights) and watch them later on your smartphone, tablet or TV.

Other plans range from $14.99 to $79.99 for the first month and include 66 to 309 channels.

Hulu + Live TV

Three-day free trial

Stream the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC for free on Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day trial to new subscribers. The cable TV streamer’s package includes Disney+ and ESPN+ with ads, plus 75 other major cable news, entertainment and sports channels for $82.99 per month with ads or $95.99 without ads. You’ll also get access to live streaming and events on ESPN+, like UFC Fight Night, PGA golf, soccer and baseball.

peacock

The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be broadcast live exclusively on Peacock. Through December 2nd, new subscribers can get Peacock Premium for $1.99 per month for the first 6 months with code REALDEAL or $19.99 for one year with code REALDEALMONTHLY. After the promotional period, the subscription will automatically renew at $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year (or the then-current price).

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You can also watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade live on NBC via Sling, which gives new subscribers half off their first month of live TV streaming. This brings the first month down to $20 to $22.50 for the individual Blue and Orange plans or $30 for the combined Orange and Blue package (reg. $40 to $60 monthly). Note that if you want to watch local channels through your Sling service, you’ll need to connect an HD antenna and an AirTV device. Find out more details here.