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The 4th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade (1927) | The 5th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade (1928) | The 6th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade (1929) | 
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The 5th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade was held on November 29, 1928 in New York City. The fanciful street fair began at 2:30 pm EST, and marched for more than six miles from Harlem to Macy's Herald Square. At the Parade's culmination point, the first-ever release of five giant helium balloons took place, with each balloon being worth $150 upon its finding.
Parade Lineup[]
NOTE: Bold indicates a new Parade unit and * means a retired unit.
Balloons[]
- Big Turk* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Head* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Goldfish* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Sky Tiger* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Giantess* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Early Bird* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Humming Bird* (Macy's)- 1st time
- Sky Elephant* (Macy's) - 1st time
Floats[]
- Red Star Princess* (Macy's) - 1st time
- Up On The House Top* (Macy's) - 1st time
Specialty Units[]
- NYPD Mounted Unit - 5th time
Marching Bands[]
- 71st Regiment Band (New York, NY)
- 22nd Engineers' Band (New York, NY)
- 23rd Regiment Band (New York, NY)
Guest Stars[]
- King Neptune
- Red Star Princess (Red Star Princess)
- Santa Claus (House Top)
Trivia[]
- The 1928 Parade was the first to feature the soon-to-be perennial favorites, the iconic giant character balloons.
- 1928 was the only year that the Parade was held on November 29th. By 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had signed a bill into law officially making Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of November, meaning it would only happen from thereon between November 22nd and 28th.