2023 Thanksgiving Eve Balloon Inflating

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Michelle Young

Thanksgiving Parade Balloon Inflation

Watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons being inflated the day before the parade.

Date: Wed, Nov 22nd, 2023
Time: Noon to 6:00 PM 
Location: Enter the queue at West 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue

For some people, meeting up and watching the balloons for the Thanksgiving Day Parade being inflated is more of an annual event than the parade itself. Why not do both?  These days, the event happens mostly in the daylight hours. You can enter the line for viewing at West 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue beginning at noon on Wednesday.

Large backpacks, coolers, alcoholic beverages, chairs, and umbrellas are expressly prohibited, and participants will be screened prior to entering the viewing route.

Spectators will enter the inflation viewing area at West 72nd Street and Central Park West. The balloon viewing path winds around the American Museum of Natural History. Spectators exit the viewing area at West 81st Street and Central Park West.

FREE event