Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2017: Time, channel, livestream, lineup, floats and more

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - a traditional kickoff to the holiday season - is set for Thursday.

The parade will start Nov. 23 at 9 a.m. ET (8 a.m. CT) and you can watch online at NBC.com/live or at youtube.com/verizon starting then. You can tune into NBC at 9 a.m. local time to see the television broadcast.

This year's 91st march down the streets of New York will feature a star-stuffed cast, including 98 Degrees, Lauren Alaina, Cam, Sabrina Carpenter, Andra Day and Common, Sara Evans, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, Flo Rida, Goo Goo Dolls, Kat Graham, Andy Grammer, Angelica Hale, Olivia Holt, Nicky Jam, Wyclef Jean, Bravo's Top Chef stars Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio, Patti LaBelle, Dustin Lynch, Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, Leslie Odom Jr. and the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Bebe Rexha, Smokey Robinson, JoJo Siwa and more.

Anchoring the event will be Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker of NBC's "Today."

Broadway performances from the casts of "Anastasia," "Dear Evan Hansen," "Once on This Island" and "SpongeBob SquarePants - The Broadway Musical" will highlight this year's broadcast, and the Radio City Rockettes will bring their signature high-kicking magic to Herald Square. International superstar Gwen Stefani will give a special performance of "White Christmas."

Featured stars from events around the country will include Harry Connick Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Harvey, Jane Krakowski, Gaten Matarazzo, Chrissy Metz, John O'Hurley, Martha Stewart and Thalia.

This year's balloons include the Pillsbury Doughboy, Angry Birds Red, Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, Hello Kitty, Ronald McDonald, Trolls, Sponge Bob Squarepants, the Elf on the Shelf, Diary of a Wimpy Kid's Greg Heffley, Charlie Brown, the Grinch, Paw Patrol and Olaf from "Frozen."

Twelve high school and college bands will be taking part in the parade, as will performance groups such as the Big Apple Circus, Spirit of America Cheer and Spirit of America Dance Stars.

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