The 26th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 27th, 1952, in New York City, and was broadcasted on CBS-TV. The lineup featured 5 giant character balloons, 15 floats, more than 700 clowns, 10 marching bands, and the one and-only Santa Claus.
Listed below are the elements that appeared in the 1952 Macy's Parade, in order of appearance.
Bold indicates a new Parade element, an underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, and * indicates an element retired after the procession.
Parade Lineup[]
Clowns
Marching Band
American Eagle by Macy's (Jackie Gleason)
Marching Band
Casey Jones Express by Macy's
Carnival* by Macy's
Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps
Mississippi River Showboat* by Macy's
Clowns
Sewanhaka High School Marching Band
Clowns
Chiquita Banana's Tropical Garden* by Chiquita
The Range Rider on Horseback
Noah's Ark* by Macy's
Sonny the Bunny* by Macy's
Marching Band
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.* by Columbia Pictures
Trick Automobile
Marching Band
Circus* by Macy's
Cinderella* by Macy's
Marching Band
Space Ship* by Macy's
Drum and Bugle Corp
Hobby Horse* by Macy's
Jack the Giant Killer* by Macy's
Betsy McCall* by McCall's Magazine
Marching Band
Santa's Sleigh* by Macy's (Santa Claus)