Overview
- The parade airs Nov. 27 at 8:30 a.m. in all U.S. time zones on NBC and Peacock with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker returning, plus a 2 p.m. encore, a Telemundo simulcast and live audio description on SAP.
- Broadway casts from Buena Vista Social Club, Just in Time and Ragtime join a music roster featuring Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Busta Rhymes, Debbie Gibson, Mickey Guyton and Teyana Taylor, with the Radio City Rockettes marking their 100th year.
- Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters presence includes performances by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI as HUNTR/X, alongside Derpy Tiger as a mid-sized balloon and Sussie as a balloonicle.
- Four new giant character balloons debut: Buzz Lightyear by Pixar, Pac-Man by Bandai Namco, Mario by Nintendo and Shrek’s Onion Carriage from DreamWorks Animation.
- Organizers detail six new floats (Holland America Line, LEGO, Lindt, Stranger Things, Pop Mart, Serta) with the Stranger Things entry featuring a puppeteered Demogorgon, plus a lineup totaling 5,000+ volunteers, 32 balloons, 3 ballonicles, 27 floats and 11 marching bands, with select historic balloons returning ahead of the 2026 centennial.