The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be available for free online as it happens. Those who can't watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC now have the option to watch it online for free! NBCUniversal and Macy's have partnered with Verizon to give fans of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade free online access to the whole event live.

Plain White T's were a crowd-pleaser as they performed 'American Nights' after arriving in Herald Square

Sparks was a crowd-pleaser as she performed 'Right Here, Right Now' after arriving in Herald Square

From the performers to the mere tradition, the parade is something we love to watch every year While the most common Thanksgiving Day tradition is undoubtedly enjoying a large turkey dinner with the family, one of the more famous traditions for the day is the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.