Thanksgiving Parade in NYC 2023: How to watch the balloon inflation

Thanksgiving Parade in NYC 2023: Prior to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade traversing Manhattan, the Upper West Side will witness the manifestation of the enormous balloon characters.

People attend the annual balloon inflation event in large numbers because they are able to meet their favorite characters in person.

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What time is the inflation of the balloon?

The Balloon Inflation event will take place the night before from 12 to 6 p.m. Outside the Museum of Natural History on Wednesday, November 22nd, between West 77th and West 81st streets.

Thanksgiving Parade in NYC 2023: Where to watch

Visitors will enter the museum at the intersection of West 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue, circumnavigate in a clockwise direction, and depart between West 82nd and West 86th Street.

New floats and balloons

Beagle Scout Snoopy, Blue Cat and Chugs from Cool Cats, Po from “Kung Fu Panda,” LEO from an upcoming animated film, Monkey D. Luffy from “One Piece,” Uncle Dan from “Migration,” and a brand-new Pillsbury Doughboy balloon will be among the twenty-five balloons featured in this year’s parade.

Additionally, there will be a total of 31 floats, six of which are brand-new: “Igniting Memories,” “Camp Snoopy,” “The Good Burger Mobile,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “Mutant Mayhem,” “Palace of Sweets,” and “Deliciously Delectable World of Wonka.”