Photos: Thanksgiving parades 2017

Participants take their place along the parade route before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)(AP/Craig Ruttle)

WASHINGTON — See photos of Thanksgiving Day parades in New York and Philadelphia.

from Super Wings floats down 6th Avenue during the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
from Super Wings floats down 6th Avenue during the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Clowns interact with the crowd at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Clowns interact with the crowd at the 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Singer Patti LaBelle appears at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Singer Patti LaBelle appears at the 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Padma Lakshmi appears at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Padma Lakshmi appears at the 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23:  Red Power Rangers Balloon at the 91st Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2017 in New York City.  (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Saban Brands)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 23: Red Power Rangers Balloon at the 91st Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Saban Brands)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23:  The Dr. Seuss Grinch and Max balloon floats down Central Park West and into Columbus Circle during the 91st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2017 in New York City.  (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
The Dr. Seuss Grinch and Max balloon floats down Central Park West and into Columbus Circle during the 91st Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23:  The Pikachu balloon floats down Central Park West during the 91st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2017 in New York City.  (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
The Pikachu balloon floats down Central Park West during the 91st Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
The Olaf balloon glides over Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
The Olaf balloon glides over Central Park West during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A participant in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade touches hands with a spectator along Central Park West in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A participant in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade touches hands with a spectator along Central Park West in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Heavily-armed members of the New York Police Department take a position along the route before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Heavily-armed members of the New York Police Department take a position along the route before the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Participants take their place along the parade route before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Participants take their place along the parade route before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
People huddle together along Central Park West before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
People huddle together along Central Park West before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Participants stand below a parade balloon before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Participants stand below a parade balloon before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A large truck full of sand blocks a side street as people wait for the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A large truck full of sand blocks a side street as people wait for the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Spectators wait for the start of the Thanksgiving Day parade next to a New York Police Department armored vehicle at 34th Street and 6th Avenue in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Spectators wait for the start of the Thanksgiving Day parade next to a New York Police Department armored vehicle at 34th Street and 6th Avenue in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Emily Newman, 7, plays with her father as they watch the balloons being inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Participants take their place along the parade route before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Participants take their place along the parade route before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
New York Police Department officers are greeted by people before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
New York Police Department officers are greeted by people before the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters gather for a photograph in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters gather for a photograph in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters walk in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters walk in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A man makes some adjustment on a large balloon being inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and not even a month after a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A man makes some adjustment on a large balloon being inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and not even a month after a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 22: The Dino from Sinclair Oil balloon stands under protective netting near Central Park ahead of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on November 22, 2017 in New York City. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is the largest parade in the world dating back to 1924. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 22: The Dino from Sinclair Oil balloon stands under protective netting near Central Park ahead of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on November 22, 2017 in New York City. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is the largest parade in the world dating back to 1924. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters walk in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters walk in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People stretch a net over a balloon before inflating it for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Large balloons are inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Large balloons are inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Balloons are ready to be inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Police officers stand near the site where balloons are being inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Pedestrians have their bags searched as they pass through a checkpoint to watch the balloons being inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and a recent deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Large balloons are inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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from Super Wings floats down 6th Avenue during the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Clowns interact with the crowd at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Singer Patti LaBelle appears at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Padma Lakshmi appears at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23:  Red Power Rangers Balloon at the 91st Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2017 in New York City.  (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Saban Brands)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23:  The Dr. Seuss Grinch and Max balloon floats down Central Park West and into Columbus Circle during the 91st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2017 in New York City.  (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23:  The Pikachu balloon floats down Central Park West during the 91st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2017 in New York City.  (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
The Olaf balloon glides over Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A participant in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade touches hands with a spectator along Central Park West in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Heavily-armed members of the New York Police Department take a position along the route before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Participants take their place along the parade route before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
People huddle together along Central Park West before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Participants stand below a parade balloon before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A large truck full of sand blocks a side street as people wait for the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Spectators wait for the start of the Thanksgiving Day parade next to a New York Police Department armored vehicle at 34th Street and 6th Avenue in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Participants take their place along the parade route before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
New York Police Department officers are greeted by people before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters gather for a photograph in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters walk in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A man makes some adjustment on a large balloon being inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and not even a month after a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 22: The Dino from Sinclair Oil balloon stands under protective netting near Central Park ahead of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on November 22, 2017 in New York City. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is the largest parade in the world dating back to 1924. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Members of the Texas State University Strutters walk in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The dance team is in the city to perform in the Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Large balloons are inflated for the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will mix with glittering floats and giant balloons at a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that comes in a year of terrible mass shootings and a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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