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Thanksgiving is here, and that means “The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” will make its triumphant annual return.
The broadcast starts on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 8:30 a.m. You can watch it live on Peacock or DirecTV Stream (free trial).
(Fubo may also carry the broadcast, but this is up in the air due to its recent contract dispute with NBCUniversal.)
The broadcast will conclude around noon, at which point there will be an immediate rerun of the entire parade.
- Watch now for free on Peacock, which you can bundle with Apple TV for just $14.99 for Black Friday
The event will broadcast live from New York City with hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker of NBC’s own “TODAY.”
The parade will flow across almost three miles of New York City, with viewing points at Central Park West, West 59th Street, and 6th Avenue.
Among the year’s performances will be the voices of HUNTR/X from “KPop Demon Hunters”: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and REI AMI. Others will include “Wicked: For Good” star Cynthia Erivo and celebrated country musician Lainey Wilson, along with Ciara, Callum Scott, Colbie Caillat, Russell Dickerson, Darlene Love, Busta Rhymes, Lauren Spencer Smith, Christopher Jackson.
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Here’s a look at the newest features for this year’s parade. The video appears courtesy of the NBC TODAY official YouTube channel:
How to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade for free
NBC is among the easier channels to get access to, as many streaming services tend to offer it. However, the platform that offers the channel in addition to the widest breadth of other selections is DIRECTV (free trial), which also offers a free trial.
Peacock will also feature a live stream, and will carry it on demand at all times afterwards, so you can similarly view it there. As the official streaming service for all NBC content, it is always reliable for this purpose.
