You can watch the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade either on TV/streaming at home or in person along the route in Manhattan.
Watch on TV or streaming
- The parade airs live on NBC on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025) from about 8:30 a.m. to noon in all U.S. time zones.
- You can stream it live on Peacock during the same window; Peacock also offers a special multiview experience with extra camera angles.
- If you use a live TV streaming service (Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, Sling, DirecTV Stream), just tune to your local NBC channel; many offer free trials around the holiday.
- In many areas you can watch free over the air with an HD antenna pointed at your local NBC station.
- A same‑day replay airs on NBC at 2 p.m. ET/PT if you miss the live broadcast.
Watch in person in New York City
- The parade steps off around 8:30 a.m. ET and runs until about noon, following a 2.5‑mile route from the Upper West Side near Central Park West down to Macy’s Herald Square.
- There are no tickets required for general sidewalk viewing; just pick a spot along the public sections of the route.
- For a good view, plan to arrive very early (often by 6 a.m. or earlier) because sidewalks fill up quickly, especially near Central Park West and along Sixth Avenue in the 40s–50s.
- Bleacher seats you see on TV are reserved for invited guests and not open to the public, but some hotels and restaurants sell “viewing packages” for indoor, ticketed viewing along the route.
Quick options overview
How you watch| What to do
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Free broadcast TV| Use an antenna to get your local NBC station 8:30
a.m.–noon.19
Cable/satellite| Tune to NBC; replay at 2 p.m. ET/PT.15
Streaming (paid)| Use Peacock or a live‑TV service that carries NBC.137
In person, NYC| Arrive very early along the public route; no general tickets
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