The Spiderman balloon makes its way down Sixth Avenue during the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Thursday, November 22. A holiday staple, the parade draws a crowd of more than 3 million people annually.
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People along Sixth Avenue cheer during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year Macy's donated tickets and transportation to the parade to 5,000 people from neighborhoods hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy.
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The band from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University makes its way through the streets of Manhattan during the parade.
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The Kung Fu Panda balloon is lifted at the start of the parade.
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People climb for a better position to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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The Santa Claus float marks the parade's finale, heralding the start of the Christmas season.
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People watch the Kermit the Frog balloon make its way down Central Park West during the parade.
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An emergency rescue crew attends to a man dressed as a clown who collapsed during the parade.
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People watch as the parade makes its way down the streets of New York.
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The Charlie Brown balloon is carried along the parade route.
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People hand out balloons on 72nd Street before the parade.
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People line up in Central Park West on Thursday in anticipation for the parade.
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Parade staffers inflate an Uncle Sam balloon in Manhattan's Upper West Side on Wednesday, November 21.
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A Charlie Brown float is ready to go on Wednesday.
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Crew members work on a balloon on Wednesday.
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On Thursday, parade staff have an audience as they inflate balloons.
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The cast from the Broadway musical "Elf" rehearses for the parade at Macy's Herald Square store Monday, November 19, in New York.
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Power Rangers Megaforce figures take action Monday, the first day of parade rehearsals.
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Spirit of America cheerleaders get ready at Macy's Herald Square store in New York.
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The Spirit of America cheerleaders perform in advance of Thursday's parade.
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The King Charles Unicycle Troupe of the Bronx performs a double dutch routine.
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Santino Fontana as Prince Charming gives Laura Osnes as Cinderella a twirl during rehearsals for the cast of the Broadway musical "Cinderella."
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The Broadway cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" rehearses for the Macy's parade.
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The Texas State University Strutters of San Marcos, Texas, show their stuff during rehearsals.
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Spirit of America cheerleaders perform lifts during rehearsals.
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Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo are on hand for the unveiling of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" float on November 13 at the Macy's Parade Studio in Moonachie, New Jersey. The float, based on the new Nickelodeon series, will make its premiere in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
