A number of roads will close starting early Thursday morning and going through the conclusion and clean up of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Officials are encouraging parade spectators to use public transportation to get to the event, which will go on rain or shine.
What roads are closed for the Thanksgiving parade?
Here is a preliminary list from the NYPD:
Parade Formation:
Columbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 86th Street
Central Park West between 81st Street and 86th Street
86th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
85th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
84th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
83rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
82nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway
59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
Parade Route:
Central Park West between 81st Street and East Side of Columbus Circle/59th Street
Columbus Circle (Entire Circle)
59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue
6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th Street
34th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Parade Dispersal:
33rd Street between 5th Avenue and 10th Avenue
34th Street between 7h Avenue and 8th Avenue
34th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
35th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue
36th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
37th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
38th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
39th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
40th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
41st Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
7th Avenue between 31st Street and 41st Street
Broadway between 45th Street and 34th Street
Miscellaneous:
58th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
43rd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
40th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
39th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
38th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
37th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
36th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
32nd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
6th Avenue between 32nd Street and 34th Street
8th Avenue between 41st Street and 33rd Street
Broadway between 33rd Street and 34th Street
Broadway between Columbus Circle and 58th Street
Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and 5th Avenue
Additional cross streets will close between:
Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
Columbus Avenue and Broadway
5th Avenue and 7th Avenue
When is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes place in New York City on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
What time does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade start?
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade starts at 8:30 a.m.
How long does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade run?
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade runs until 12 p.m. on Thursday.
Where does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade start?
The parade begins at West 77th Street and Central Park West at 8:30 a.m.
What is the route of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
The parade starts on the Upper West Side at West 77th Street and Central Park West.
The balloons, floats and bands will then run along Central Park West from West 77th Street to West 59th Street. It will go around Columbus Circle and east on Central Park South.
From Central Park South, the parade will turn down 6th Avenue. The parade will run down 6th Avenue to Macy’s Herald Square on West 34th Street.