It's not Thanksgiving until you spot some high-flying balloons.
The 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an event where families from across the country gather around the TV to watch musical performances, decadent floats and so much more, took place Thursday, Nov. 25.
Hosted by Today's Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker, this year's celebration featured a star-studded guest list including Darren Criss, Nelly, Rob Thomas and Kelly Rowland.
Standing on Kinder Chocolate's carnival-themed float, Darren entertained the crowd with a rendition of the classic song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas," from his new album A Very Darren Crissmas. The Glee alum even busted out a kazoo for his performance!
In addition, Carrie Underwood gave a virtual performance of her song "Favorite Time of Year."
The casts of your favorite Broadway shows including Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Wicked and the upcoming Annie Live! also took over the streets of New York City with show-stopping performances.
"We've got a full show: 10 marching bands, 15 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 30-plus heritage balloons and a whole host of performances," Macy's executive producer Will Coss recently told Today. "We're really excited to be back in full form."
And for those fan-favorite balloons, Baby Yoda, a.k.a. Grogu, and a new Ronald McDonald were unveiled during the parade.
In case you missed part of the show while checking on your turkey, we have all the highlights and star sightings in our gallery below.
The Today show co-anchors arrive at the parade.
The Today show co-anchors are ready to begin!
The Today show co-anchor gives a thumbs up.
The singer and Glee alum greets the crowd.
The singer and actor appears on top of Disney Cruise Line's new Magic Meets the Sea Disney Wish float. He later performed the song "Together We Sail."
The singer greets the crowd.
The singer greets the crowd while wearing Kendall Miles boots.
The stars of the Peacock musical comedy series Girls5eva, which focuses on a fictional '90s girl group, pose for a pic.
The musician greets the crowd.
The K-pop group poses for a pic.
Want to go and take a ride with him?
The singer waves from a float.
The singer waves at the crowd from a Mount Rushmore float.
A.k.a. Baby Yoda
Chase is on the case!
Snoopy goes to space!
Bringing the power of the Dark Side.
Gobble Gobble!
Big Bird and Elmo greet the crowd.
A classic.
Like a boss!
The 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade aired live on Thursday at 9 a.m. on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock, with a tape delay for the West Coast.
(E!, Telemundo, Peacock and NBC are part of the NBCUniversal family)