How Much Does a Float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Cost?
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Property Taxes Total More Than $138,000
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Annual Costs for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Can Exceed $13 Million
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Giant Balloons Rack Up Costs of $510,000
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New Balloons Cost Sponsors $190,000
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Returning Sponsors Pay $90,000 for Balloons
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Construction Costs for Each Float Average $30,000 to $100,000
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Costumes Have a Total Price Tag of $2 million
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Advance Ticket Sales for Participating Broadway Shows Have Climbed $300,000
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Parade Floats Cost as Much as $2.6 million
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Salaries for Full-Time Staffers Total $1.3 million
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Marching Bands Must Apply Two Years in Advance
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More Than 50 Million People Watch the Parade
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The Macy’s Parade Is the Joint Effort of 10,000 People
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More Than 4,000 Macy’s Employees Volunteer on Thanksgiving Morning
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Thanksgiving Day Parade Marchers Total 10,000
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COVID-19 has put a halt to many annual traditions in 2020, but the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade isn't one of them. The parade will take place as usual and get beamed into millions of homes...