The parade also means lots of street closures around the city on Wednesday and Thursday.
The fun begins on Wednesday with the balloon inflation event on the Upper West Side so streets in the area will be closed to vehicles.
Seven new balloon giants will join the lineup: "Beagle Scout Snoopy," "Blue Cat & Chugs," "Kung Fu Panda's Po," "Leo," "Monkey D. Luffy," "Pillsbury Doughboy" and "Uncle Dan."
The event is open to the public on Wednesday, November 22 from noon until 6:00 p.m.
The viewing location entrance is located at West 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue.
The viewing location is outside the Museum of Natural History between West 77th and 81st Streets.
Volunteers will be available to help guests find their way.
The best way to get there is mass transit. The closest subway entrance is the B and C stop at 72nd Street and Central Park West.
Parade Street Closures
Central Park West will be closed from West 72nd and West 86th streets beginning at 2:00 a.m.. on Wednesday, November 22 and continuing through noon on Thanksgiving Day.
During the same period, 72nd through 85th streets will also be closed from Central Park West to Columbus Avenue.
The following streets will be closed for the parade on Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 at the discretion of the NYPD in Manhattan, according to the Dept. of Transportation.
Formation for the parade:
71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway
59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
Additional closures are as follows:
Central Park West between 81st Street and East Side of Columbus Circle/59th Street
Columbus Circle between 59th Street and Broadway
59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue
6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th Street
34th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Dispersal:
33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 10th Avenue
34th Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
34th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
35th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue
36th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
37th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
38th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
39th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
40th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
41st Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
7th Avenue between 31st Street and 41st Street
Broadway between 45th Street and 34thStreet
Additional locations:
58th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
57th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
56th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
55th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
54th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
53rd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
52nd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
51st Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
50th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
49th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
48th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
Rockefeller Plaza between 51st Street and 48th Street
47th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
46th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
45th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
44th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
43rd Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
42nd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
40th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
39th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
38th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
37th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
36th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
35th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
43rd Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
40th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
39th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
38th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
37th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
36th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
32nd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
6th Avenue between 32nd Street and 34th Street
8th Avenue between 40th Street and 33rd Street
Broadway between 33rd Street and 34th Street
Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and Plaza Street
Columbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 58th Street
Columbus Avenue between 86th Street and 83rd Street
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