The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is welcoming spectators back this year — and swaths of Manhattan streets will be cordoned off to make way for parade-goers, balloons and floats. 

The parade will kick off at West 77th Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side at 9 a.m., proceed down Central Park West, make a left on West 59th Street and and veer right onto Sixth Avenue toward West 34th Street before wrapping up in front of Macy’s Herald Square. 

The following streets will temporarily close to traffic on a "rolling" schedule, the NYPD said in a press release:

  • After 10 p.m., West 81st Street and West 77th Street from Central Park West to Columbus Avenue as well as Central Park West from West 59th Street to West 86th Street will be closed to all traffic.

Parade route: 

  • Central Park West from West 77th Street to Columbus Circle
  • South through E/S Columbus Circle to West 59th Street
  • East on West 59th Street to 6th Avenue
  • South on 6th Avenue to West 34th Street
  • West on West 34th Street to 7th Avenue (dispersal area)

Additional closures:

  • Broadway between West 34th Street and West 41st Street - Midnight to 1 p.m.
  • 6th Avenue between West 23rd Street and West 42nd Street - 2 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • 7th Avenue from West 34th Street and West 42nd Street - 2 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • West 34th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue - 10 p.m. (Wed) to 5 p.m.
  • West 59th Street E/B between 7th Avenue and Central Park West -  Midnight to 2 p.m.
  • West 59th Street W/B between 5th Avenue and Central Park West - 2 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • West 35th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue - 2 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • West 36th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue - 2 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • West 37th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue - 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • West 38th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue - 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • West 8th Avenue between 34th Street and 40th Street - 4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Broadway between 38th Street and 59th Street - 4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • West 33rd Street between 7th Avenue and 10th Avenue - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • West 39th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • West 40th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • West 49th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • West 50th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Central Park 65th Street/ West 66th Street Transverse Roads 7 a.m. until conclusion

From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., vehicles will not be able to access: 

  • 6th Avenue between West 33rd and West 59th Street
  • 8th Avenue between West 57th Street and West 59th Street
  • 8th Avenue between West 33rd and West 40th Streets
  • Broadway between West 59th Street and West 57th Street
  • Broadway between West 34th and West 40th Streets (only escorted deliveries)
  • West 42nd Street between 5th and 8th Avenue
  • West 57th Street between 5th and 8th Avenue 

Cars will also be banned from parking within 10 car lengths of any crosswalk on the side streets along the parade route, the NYPD noted.