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The 6th Annual Macy's Christmas Parade was held on November 28th, 1929. The lineup featured 9 giant character balloons, 3 floats, clowns, 3 marching bands, and the one and-only Santa Claus.

Listed below are the elements that appeared in the 1929 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[]

NYPD Mounted Unit

Policeman

Marching Band

Horse and Rider by Macy's*

Clowns

Chariot* by Macy's

King Poseidon and his Subjects

Toy Soldiers

Lap Dog* by Macy's[1]

Clowns

Whale* by Macy's

The Katzenjammers and the Captain Balloons

Marching Band

Clowns

The Turk by Macy's*

The Inspector Balloon*

Policeman

Marching Band

Gobble the Turkey Balloon*[2]

Old Man Dragon Balloon*

Clowns

Santa's Sleigh* by Macy's (Santa Claus)

Notes[]

  1. These elements were either not seen at all in the Parade, or started their march and were later pulled from the lineup
  2. These elements were either not seen at all in the Parade, or started their march and were later pulled from the lineup

See also[]

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