Tag: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Thanksgiving Parade: Carol Channing & The Cast Of ‘Hello, Dolly!’

In 1995, I made my Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade debut with the 1995 Broadway revival cast of Hello, Dolly! – including the incomparable Tony Award-winner herself, Carol Channing!

I originally posted this in 2015, but it’s become an annual post for me just like watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Wishing you all a most marvelous Thanksgiving Day celebration!

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In 1995, I made my Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade debut with the 1995 Broadway revival cast of Hello, Dolly! – including the incomparable Tony Award-winner herself, Carol Channing! Continue reading “Thanksgiving Parade: Carol Channing & The Cast Of ‘Hello, Dolly!’”

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Cult Falls For Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Satire Meme

Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Don’t worry – the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is definitely happening as planned. Don’t believe the internet cult who fell for a satirical meme.

After Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election in early November 2025, a rumor began circulating online that Macy’s was canceling its annual Thanksgiving parade because the mayor-elect wanted to charge the department store $10 million to use Fifth Avenue.

Then, the satire Facebook page America’s Last Line of Defense (ALLOD) posted a meme (complete with a label in the bottom right hand corner reading “Nothing on this page is real.” Continue reading “Cult Falls For Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Satire Meme”

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LGBTQ Marching Band Makes 1st Appearance On Thanksgiving Day Parade

Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (image via Instagram)
The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps is one of the first queer marching bands in the United States, founded in 1979 in New York City. This year, the Big Apple Corps became the first openly LGBTQ group to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. From The Atlantic:

The band had to get creative in order to rehearse safely and legally this fall. Practicing indoors was out of the question, so its usual space in a Manhattan parish center would have to be traded for something without walls.

The band needed daylight, so rehearsals would be limited to weekends. New York did not allow gatherings of more than 50 people, but more than 80 musicians and color-guard members and confetti-cannon shooters needed to practice, so organizers began to investigate their options in New Jersey. They soon settled on a parking lot in the Newark suburbs, between a soccer stadium and a PATH station.

For six sunny Saturdays in October and November, the members of the Big Apple Corps spaced themselves eight feet apart along the yellow lines of the parking spaces, covered the ends of their instruments with plastic, and played.

Many on the Twitterverse noted the inclusion of an LGBTQ marching band wishing they’d seen such representation when they were in their marching band days. Congrats to everyone on the achievement! You can watch a bit of the Big Apple Corps’ Thanksgiving Day performance of the ABBA hit ‘Dancing Queen’ below.