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The 35th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 23, 1961, in New York City and was shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9:15 a.m to noon. NBC's official coverage was hosted by Ed Herlihy and Lindsey Nelson.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1961 line of march. Each element is listed in their respective categories/sub-categories, with sponsors in bold.

Bold indicates a new Parade element, and * indicates an element that was retired following the 1961 procession.

Balloons[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Push Floats[]

Marching Bands[]

Guest Stars[]

Costumed Characters[]

Incident[]

  • The Gorgeous Gobbler's nose was punctured by an obstacle before step off, with his entire head later being deflated.

See also[]

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