Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

New York City

Thursday,
November 22, 2018
9:00 AM

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Mail: Macy's Band Selection Committee
11 Penn Plaza, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Parade Line: 212-494-4495

If you're interested in entering your band in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, click here to access the online Macy's band application. The deadline to apply for the 2019 parade is March 1, 2018.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off the holidays with unparalleled pomp and pageantry. The scale of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is immense: more than 3.5 million people view the parade live along the parade route, and more than 50 million viewers tune in to the television broadcast. Spectators watch in awe as 10,000 participants — including the nation's best marching bands, performance groups, giant helium balloons, breathtaking floats and the one-and-only Santa Claus — pass before their eyes.

A day in the life of a Macy's Parade marching band

Each year, top marching bands of all varieties from across the country are invited to represent their states in the annual parade. In addition, the Macy's Great American Marching Band returns to the parade route this November with more than 250 participants representing all 50 states.

Band directors are invited to submit an application along with a DVD of a field marching performance to the Macy's Band Selection Committee. Applicants are thoroughly reviewed and decisions are made by early May, approximately 18 months in advance of the invited bands' appearance.

Macy's 2018 Participating Bands

Cicero-North Syracuse High School Northstars Marching Band, New York
Grants Pass High School Marching Band and Color Guard, Oregon
Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band, Alabama
James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Keller High School Marching Band, Texas
Lafayette High School Mighty Lion Marching Band, Louisiana
The Ohio State University Marching Band, Columbus, Ohio
Park Vista High School Marching Band, Lake Worth, Florida
Riverside City College Marching Tigers, Riverside, California
Woodland High School Wildcat Marching Band, Cartersville, Georgia
Macy's Great American Marching Band, USA
NYPD Marching Band, New York

Macy's 2019 Participating Bands

Updated May 19, 2018

Awesome Original Second Time Arounders Marching Band, St. Petersburg, Florida
Blue Springs High School Golden Regiment Marching Band, Blue Springs, Missouri
Catalina Foothills High School Falcon Band, Tucson, Arizona
Franklin Regional High School Panther Band, Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Madison Central High School Band, Richmond, Kentucky
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School "Kings of Halftime," Lithonia, Georgia
Ronald Reagan High School Marching Band, San Antonia, Texas
Western Carolina University Marching Band, Cullowhee, North Carolina

Macy's Great American Marching Band, USA
NYPD Marching Band, New York

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Bands participating in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade often take advantage of additional performance and educational opportunities during their visit to New York City. Some of the activities that bands have included on their itineraries are:

Attending a Broadway show at one of the many theatres along the Great White Way
Taking a harbor cruise for a unique view of the Statue of Liberty and the city skyline
Seeing a performance at New York's legendary music venues, including Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall or Lincoln Center

Future Dates

Thursday, November 22, 2018
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Thursday, November 26, 2020
(Always held on Thanksgiving Day)

For More Information

Web: Macys.com

Email: Contact Us
Mail: Macy's Band Selection Committee, 11 Penn Plaza, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Parade Line: 212-494-4495

If you're interested in entering your band in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, click here to access the online Macy's band application. The deadline to apply for the 2019 parade is March 1, 2018.

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