America's Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White stepped off around 8:45 a.m. at Kirby and Woodward with a balloon of Big Bird from "Sesame Street," carried by volunteers with Trion Solutions.

The Big Bird balloon makes its way down a rainy Broadway during the 80th Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, November 23, 2006 in New York City. Due to the weather conditions, the balloons were flown ...

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in pandemic times The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.