Photos show new balloons joining the usual suspects in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

By Canadian Press on November 27, 2025.

NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday season kicked off Thursday with massive helium balloons floating through New York on Thanksgiving Day. Parade-goers who braved chilly temperatures were treated to new balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear, Nintendo’s Mario and Pac-Man.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Eduardo Munoz Alvarez And Heather Khalifa, The Associated Press