Kermit and Big Bird Parade Down Broadway

Bundled in blankets and toting thermoses of cocoa and coffee, spectators cheered as Kermit the Frog, Charlie Brown, Big Bird and other giant balloons lumbered down Broadway in the 76th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

“I’m jumping out of my body, I’m so excited!” said Maggie Toth, 20, of Groton, Conn.

This year’s event, broadcast nationally on NBC, also featured Nickelodeon’s “Little Bill,” the parade’s first African American balloon, and 1,000 cheerleaders, 500 clowns, 25 floats and 12 marching bands.