Jimmy Fallon and The Roots are headed back to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The Tonight Show host and his house band are set to perform in the parade’s landmark 100th edition on Thursday, November 26. It will mark their 11th appearance in the annual holiday tradition, and their first since 2024.
Fallon and The Roots made their parade debut in 2009, less than nine months after joining forces on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Their first float was sponsored by Gibson Guitars, as were the floats they rode in 2012 and 2017.
More recently, the group performed aboard the Winter Wonderland in Central Park float in 2022, when they sang “Almost Too Early for Christmas,” a song that would later appear on Fallon’s holiday album Holiday Seasoning. For their 2024 appearance, they returned to the Santaland Express, the train-shaped float they had last ridden in 2010.
NBC’s announcement didn’t specify which float they’ll ride this year or what they’ll perform. They’re among a lineup of musical acts that also includes DEVO, Queen Latifah, Natasha Bedingfield, Wyclef Jean, and Smash Mouth.
The 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will air on NBC and Peacock beginning at 8:30 a.m. in all time zones, with an encore broadcast at 2 p.m. ET/PT.
Fallon will also be back on NBC Thanksgiving night, hosting a special edition of The Tonight Show with longtime friend Justin Timberlake. As we’ve previously reported, the episode will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds album and feature a performance by the singer from Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room.
