A police officer stands on 6th Avenue as a giant fireman balloon passes during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday in New York. After fears the balloons could be grounded if sustained winds exceeded 23 mph, Snoopy, Spider-Man and the rest of the iconic balloons received the all-clear from the New York Police Department to fly between Manhattan skyscrapers on Thursday.
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A balloon handler smiles as protective netting is removed from a giant Sonic the Hedgehog balloon before the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday
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A giant Spongebob Squarepants balloon is marched down 6th Avenue during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday in New York.
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Balloon handlers wait for protective netting to be removed from a giant Sonic the Hedgehog balloon before the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
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A Native American performance group marches down 6th Avenue during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A giant Sonic the Hedgehog balloon is marched low across 59th Street during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Kim Dodson, of Kissimmee, Fla., wears a hat with a turkey while keeping warm before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
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A performer dressed as a nutcracker poses for a photograph as he marches down 6th Avenue during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A giant Uncle Sam balloon is marched down 6th Avenue during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A performer on the Cirque du Soleil float cheers after firing confetti into the crowd on 6th Avenue during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Snoopy flies by as spectators look on during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday
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Balloon handlers guide the Spiderman balloon low because of wind activity during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A giant Buzz Lightyear balloon is marched down 6th Avenue during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Spectators react as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade makes it's way down New York's Central Park West Thursday.
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A performer walks on stilts in front of a balloon during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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The Elf on the Shelf balloon makes it way down New York's Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A performer slides down a pole on the Cirque du Soleil float during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Alan Nava, 9, top left, of Queens, N.Y., reacts as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles float approach during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Performers march during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A giant Snoopy balloon is marched through Columbus Circle during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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The shadow of a flag girl lays on 6ht Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A performer poses for a photograph on the Cirque du Soleil float on 6th Avenue during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A police officer stands on 6th Avenue as spectators wait behind a barricade during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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A spectator waves to Santa Claus during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Spectators watch from balconies as the James Madison University Royal Dukes marching band walks across 59th Street during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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The Wizard of Oz balloon makes it way through New York's Columbus Circle during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Logan Berg, 5, of Mount Olive, New Jersey, foreground, reacts as he and others watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as it makes it's way down New York's Central Park West Thursday.
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A performer on stilts walks near a candy cane balloon during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Santa Claus waves to the crowd during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday.
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Gallery posted: 11/28/2013 1:28 PM
[h=3]About this Gallery[/h]The 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held Thursday to kick off the holiday season. An estimated 3.5 million people in New York City watched the parade with over 50 million people watching from home. Giant balloons, bands, floats and performances make up this annual event.
