Band Travel to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is tied as the second-oldest parade in the United States. This parade is a tradition that many witness in person and many more embrace at their homes with loved ones at the start of the holiday season. Having your Marching Band march through The Big Apple during the New York’s world-famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a major accomplishment for any Band Director and his/her band. Band directors need to apply years in advance and submit an application video to the Macy’s Band Selection Committee. The decisions are made by early May. The parade will be broadcasted on NBC. During a band’s visit, the group could also attend a Show on Broadway, a cruise to the Statue of Liberty or see performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, or Radio City Music Hall and take in some shopping and some of the greatest food around.
New York City
Performance Venues
The “Big Apple” moniker for New York City was coined by musicians and meant, ‘to play the big time.’ Vibrant and diverse, New York offers all popular music genres: blues, jazz, rock, hip-hop, classical, disco and punk!
Performance Opportunities
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Riverside Church
- Southstreet Seaport Marketplace
- St. Bartholomew’s Church
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- Statue of Liberty
- United Nations
- St. Malachy’s Church
- Band of Pride Tribute
- Broadway Workshops
- Church of St. Paul the Apostle
- Holley Plaza in Washington Square Park
- Trump Tower
- South Street Seaport
- St. Paul’s Chapel
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Destination Highlights
As a place that offers something for everyone, NYC is also welcoming and warm amidst the hustle-bustle pace that defines it. New Yorkers sincerely want you to enjoy your choices and have a great day!
Highlight Opportunities
- New York Philharmonic
- Philharmonic Academy Jr.
- Broadway Workshops
- Broadway Shows
- The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- Carnegie Hall
- Central Park
- Chinatown
- Little Italy
- Circle Line Cruise
- 5th Avenue
- Empire State Building
- Lincoln Center
- Manhattan TV & Movie Tour
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Natural History
- NBC Studios
- 9/11 Memorial Plaza
- Radio City Music Hall
- Rockefeller Center
- Statue of Liberty
- Subway Ride
- Times Square
- Top of the Rock
- United Nations
- Workshop Opportunities
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