Source-backedEdition Specific

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy’s, Inc.

Date / ruleThanksgiving Day; 26 November in 2026
ScopeNew York City parade
VerificationOfficial Organizer Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-06
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next date this engine can safely resolveThursday, November 26, 2026See everything on November 26 →
Authority summary

What is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Macy’s, Inc.

Date and recurrence

Thanksgiving Day; 26 November in 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is New York City parade. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Macy’s Inc. — 100th Thanksgiving Day ParadePrimary Organizer Event
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Thanksgiving Day; 26 November in 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Thanksgiving Day; 26 November in 2026.

Does Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: New York City parade. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

The stored designation basis is: Macy’s, Inc.. Supporting provenance includes Macy’s Inc. — 100th Thanksgiving Day Parade. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: New York City parade. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.

Same date

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International Cake Day

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National Cake Day

Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material

Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list National Cake Day on 26 November.

Source-backedRule Based Annual

Thanksgiving Day

United States federal holiday

U.S. Office of Personnel Management / 5 U.S.C. 6103

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World Olive Tree Day

UNESCO international day

Proclaimed at UNESCO’s 40th General Conference (2019)

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