
The history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons begins in the 1920s, when Macy’s was searching for a way to transform its holiday parade from a procession of live zoo animals into a modern spectacle that could be seen from blocks away.
Macy’s was searching for a way to transform its holiday parade from a procession of live zoo animals into a modern spectacle.

The history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons begins in the 1920s, when Macy’s was searching for a way to transform its holiday parade from a procession of live zoo animals into a modern spectacle that could be seen from blocks away.