In Pictures: Big balloons, rain and protesters at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

Thanks to the wet weather, ponchos and umbrellas were part of this year’s festivities, along with the usual floats and star-studded performances.

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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century in New York on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade — Performers lead the Tom Turkey float down Central Park West at the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade (Jeenah Moon/AP)

Thanks to the wet weather, ponchos and umbrellas were part of the festivities, along with the usual giant balloons, floats and star-studded performances.

APTOPIX Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade — The University of Massachusetts Minutemen marching band marches down Central Park West (Yuki Iwamura/AP)