how long has the macy's parade been going on

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been going on for about 100 years , with the first parade held on November 27, 1924.

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• The parade began in 1924 as the Macy’s Christmas Parade , created by store employees to celebrate the holidays and draw shoppers to the Herald Square flagship store.

• Counting from 1924 to 2024 gives it a 100‑year history, though it skipped a few years during World War II, so the number of actual parades held is slightly less than the number of years since it started.

• It has grown from a local New York City event with live zoo animals and simple floats into a nationally televised tradition watched by tens of millions each year.

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