Specialty Entertainment within The Lineup Of The 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®
Featuring Marching Bands, Performance Groups, Clown Units
Taking place on November 22, 2018…
Visit as well our main page for the parade here…
MARCHING BANDS
CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL NORTHSTARS MARCHING BAND
Cicero, New York
Band Director: Karen Seamans
Band Size: 129
Performance: “On Broadway”
GRANTS PASS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING AND COLOR GUARD
Grants Pass, Oregon
Band Director: Jason Garcia
Band Size: 232
Performance: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
HOMEWOOD PATRIOT BAND
Homewood, Alabama
Band Director: Ron Pence
Band Size: 400
Performance: “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY ROYAL DUKES
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Band Director: Scott Rikkers
Band Size: 535
Performance: “I Got Rhythm”
KELLER HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND
Keller, Texas
Band Director: Mark McGahey
Band Size: 395
Performance: “Gloria”
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL MIGHTY LION MARCHING BAND
Lafayette, Louisiana
Band Director: Scotty Walker
Band Size: 205
Performance: “Let It Snow”
MACY’S GREAT AMERICAN MARCHING BAND
Students from across the country
Band Director: Dr. Rick Good
Band Size: 224
Performance: “Think”
NYPD MARCHING BAND
New York City Police Dept., New York, NY
Band Director: Lt. Tony Giorgio
Band Size: 50
Performance: “Lean on Me”
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
MARCHING BAND
Columbus, Ohio
Band Director: Christopher Hoch
Band Size: 232
Performance: “Lullaby of Broadway”
PARK VISTA HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND PERFORMERS
Lake Worth, Florida
Band Director: Patrick Duncan
Band Size: 220
Performance: “A Countdown to New Years”
RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE MARCHING TIGERS
Riverside, California
Band Director: James Rocillo
Band Size: 165
Performance: “Sing, Sang, Sung”
WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL WILDCAT MARCHING BAND
Cartersville, Georgia
Band Director: Eric Willoughby
Band Size: 202
Performance: “Joyful, Hallelujah”
PERFORMANCE GROUPS
FRED ASTAIRE DANCE STUDIOS
Group Director: Stephen Knight
Group Size: 60
Performance: “Medley of Fred Astaire Classics”
SPIRIT OF AMERICA CHEER
Students nationwide
Group Director: Roger Hayes
Group Size: 500
Performance: “Spreading Spirit Down 34th Street”
SPIRIT OF AMERICA DANCE STARS
Students nationwide
Group Director: Laura Davis
Group Size: 600
Performance: “Winter Wonderland
CLOWN UNITS
More than 1,000 Macy’s employees, along with their friends and family, will take to the streets after graduating from Macy’s Clown U. (in association with the Big Apple Circus) in the following groups and vehicles:
Artist Clowns
Baseball All-Stars
Birthday Party Clowns
Breakfast Clowns
Circus Clowns
City Tourist Clowns
Confetti-Pult
Corny-Copia Clowns
Fire Truck Clown Vehicle
Funny Farm Clowns
Funny Firefighter Brigade
Half-Baked Delivery Truck
Half-Baked Holiday Sweets
Hi-Roller Skating Clowns
Hoedown Clowns
Holiday Clowns
Jester Clowns
Keystone Cops & Robbers
Malt Shop Clowns
Nutty-Cracker Ballet Clowns
Parade Brigade Clowns
Patriotic Clowns
POP! Flowers
Pre-K Clowns
Produce Wagons
Santa’s Toy Box Clowns
Silly Sailors
Silly Seaside Clowns & Sea Creatures
Sleepy Clowns
Slumber Party Clowns
Springtime Clowns
Taxi Cab of Clowns
Toy Blocks
Turkey Tech Players & Sports Fans
Viking Clowns
Additionally, the Parade will feature 23 Stilt Walker units:
Candy Canes
Christmas Trees
Chrysler Building & Empire State Building
Cowboy & Cowgirl
Elves
Entenmann’s Bakers
Hibiscus
Pencils
Statue of Liberty
Sea Anemones
Snowflakes
Toy Soldiers