Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® Returns To March Down The Streets Of New York City, Kicking Off The Holiday Season For New Yorkers and The Nation
08 September 2021 - 11:45PM
Business Wire
Macy’s outlines health & safety precautions
and initial production plan for the 95th annual event
Public viewing will return along the Macy’s
Parade route, viewing details to be announced
Today, Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE: M) and the City of New York announced
the return of the world-famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®, set
to march down the streets of New York City for its 95th annual
holiday celebration. Following last year’s made for television
celebration, the official kick-off to the holiday season will take
to the streets of Manhattan on Thursday, November 25th beginning at
9:00 a.m. On Thanksgiving Day, the spectacle will once again
delight New York City spectators and a national television audience
with its signature mix of giant character helium balloons,
fantastic floats, marching bands, performance groups, celebrities,
clowns, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
“Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a New York City
institution for more than nine decades, growing to become an icon
of American pop culture as it annually marks the official start of
the holiday season,” said Will Coss, Executive Producer of Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade. “For our 95th celebration, we are
delighted to return this cherished holiday tradition closer to its
original form as we march down the streets of New York City and
into the homes of a nationwide audience.”
“We are thrilled to welcome back in its full form the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade, a world-renowned celebration that ushers
in the magic of being in New York City during the holiday season,”
said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. “We applaud Macy’s work to
creatively continue this beloved tradition last year and look
forward to welcoming back Parade watchers to experience it safely,
live and in person this November.”
To once again safely produce the annual Thanksgiving Day
celebration, Macy’s partnered closely with the City and State of
New York to create an event production plan that would ensure
health and safety practices are aligned with current CDC
guidelines, as well as local and state government protocols.
The health and well-being of participants and spectators
continues to be Macy’s number one priority.
Following the most up-to-date health guidelines, the City of New
York will manage public viewing locations and safety procedures
along designated portions of the route with access details to be
announced.
For its participants and staff, Macy’s will put in place several
health and safety procedures across all areas of the
production.
2021 Health & Safety procedures include, but are not limited
to the following:
- All volunteer participants and staff will be vaccinated.
Vaccine verification will be conducted at all back of house entry
points. A few exceptions to this procedure may be made at the sole
discretion of Macy’s and its medical consultant based on select
extenuating circumstances. For those rare instances, Macy’s medical
consultant will administer COVID-19 testing and clear the
individual for Parade participation.
- All participants and staff regardless of vaccination status
will wear face coverings and additional protective equipment, as
warranted by their role. As appropriate, exceptions may include
singers, dancers and musicians performing down the route or for the
national broadcast.
- Macy’s will implement a reduction in the overall number of
participants of between 10 to 20 percent (approximately 800 to
1,600 participants).
- Social distancing practices will be in place at all
interior/exterior Parade operations including costuming areas,
seating and participant check-in.
Following the successful live audience production of this year’s
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks® and the safe production of last
year’s Parade celebration, Macy’s along with its government agency
and health partners will continue to monitor evolving health trends
and will be ready to implement contingency plans should conditions
warrant.
2021 Macy’s Parade initial production plan (subject to
change):
- Marching band, cheer and specialty group performances
originally slated for the 2020 Parade will take place this year
live in New York City.
- Macy’s signature giant character balloons will once again be
flown with 80-100 handlers, the flight management team and its
anchor vehicle.
- The return of Macy’s Balloon Inflation event is currently under
consideration. More information will be announced in November.
- Details on the exact public viewing locations including viewing
maps, entry guidelines and restrictions will be announced in
November. Spectators are encouraged to check macys.com/parade in
advance of their travel to the Parade route.
The 95th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will air
nationwide on NBC-TV, Thursday, November 25, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to
noon, in all time zones. For more information visit
macys.com/parade. To follow and participate in the excitement,
check out @macys on various social platforms and follow
#MacysParade.
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