The SpongeBob SquarePants balloon comes to a stop to let traffic through at 42nd Street and Broadway in Times Square during the 78th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Julie Jacobson / AP)
Russell Greller of Levitown, New York, proposes to his fiance Sarah Dowling in the middle of Times Square before the start of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
Sisters Caroline and Jaqueline Broderick, of Atlanta, Ga., wave while lining the street during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Gregory Bull / AP)
Members of the Riverside High School Kiltie Band of Sarasota, Fla. dance during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. (Gregory Bull / AP)
Dennis Olszelwski proposes to his fiance Erin Spry, both of Weymouth, Massachusettes, as she carries a banner in the middle of Times Square before the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
Cymbal Jarid Martinelli, center, of the Riverside High School Kiltie Band, of Sarasota, Fla., waits with others before their walk during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Gregory Bull / AP)
Clowns shake hands with U.S. soldiers from Fort Dix as they make their way through Times Square during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)
