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The 43rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 27, 1969, in New York City and shown to viewers live on NBC that same day from 9 a.m. to noon EST. It was hosted by Lorne Greene, Betty White, and Joe Garagiola. Participating celebrities included Guy Lombardo & The Royal Canadians, Melanie, The Four Seasons, David Houston, and Richard W. Leibert.

Parade Lineup[]

Listed below are the Parade elements that appeared in the 1969 line of parade march. Each element is listed in their respective categories/sub-categories, with sponsors in bold.

Bold indicates a new Parade element, an underline indicates an element that was brought back after an absence, and * indicates an element that was retired following the 1969 procession.

Balloons[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Toy Floats[]

Marching Bands[]

  • Archbishop Wood High School Band and Drill Team (Warminster, PA)
  • New York Police Department Emerald Society Pipe Band (New York, NY)
  • Monroe High School Girls' Corps (Monroe, GA)
  • University of Iowa Pipe Band (Iowa City, IA)
  • McDonald's All-American High School Band (Nationwide)
  • P.A.L. Wynn Center Drum & Bugle Corps (New York, NY)
  • Ferko String Band (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Miller's Blackhawks Musical Corps (Dayton, OH)
  • Huntington Thunderers (Huntington, NY)
  • St. Paul's Paulettes (New York, NY)
  • Bergenfield High School Marching Band (Bergenfield, NJ)
  • Wagner College Band (Staten Island, NY)
  • United States Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps (Annapolis, MD)
  • Lake Worth High School Band (Lake Worth, FL)
  • Kilgore Jr. College Marching Band (Kilgore, TX)
  • Prince George High School Royal Band (Prince George, VA)

Guest Stars[]

Costumed Characters[]

Performance Groups[]

Pre-Parade Acts[]

Clowns[]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. reskin of the previous year's Snoopy the Aviator balloon
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