Everything a Country Fan Needs to Know About the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Including Performers, Times & Channels

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | November 21, 2017

From times and channels to performers and floats, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about the 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Date:

Nov. 23

Channels:

Times:

9 a.m. to noon (all time zones) on NBC
9 a.m. to noon ET on CBS
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. CT on CBS
7 a.m. to 10 a.m. MT on CBS
9 a.m. to noon PT (delayed) on CBS

Stream Online:

Hosts:

NBC—Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker
CBS—Kevin Frazier and Keltie Knight

Country Performers:

Lauren Alaina: Green Giant Float
Dustin Lynch: KFC Floats
Cam: Domino Sugar Float
Sara Evans: Entenmann’s Float
Kelsea Ballerini will be the featured performer on CBS

Other Performers:

98 Degrees
Sabrina Carpenter
Andra Day & Common
Jimmy Fallon & The Roots
Flo Rida
Goo Goo Dolls
Kat Graham
Andy Grammer
Angelica Hale
Olivia Holt
Nicky Jam
Wyclef Jean
Padma Lakshmi & Tom Colicchio of Top Chef
Miss America 2018 Cara Mund
Leslie Odom Jr. (performing with the cast of Sesame Street)
Bebe Rexha
Smokey Robinson
Jojo Siwa

photo by Jason Simanek

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