Macy’s unveiled the entertainment lineup for its 100th Thanksgiving Day Parade on Friday, naming Megan Moroney and Teddy Swims for performances at Herald Square and listing Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer, JoJo and Jimmy Fallon & The Roots among the performers. The parade is scheduled for Nov. 26 in Manhattan, with Macy’s planning 100 inflatable elements for the milestone edition.

The show will begin at 8:30 a.m. and follow a 2.5-mile route from the Upper West Side to Macy’s flagship store. The Associated Press reported that new versions of familiar characters will share the route with returning attractions. Alongside the live event, NBC has scheduled a documentary that draws on archival footage and follows preparations for the 100th march.

Music anchors the Herald Square program

Moroney and Swims are scheduled to perform at the flagship, where the route ends, according to NBCUniversal. The float program will feature artists across pop, country, rock and other genres. The published list also includes Natasha Bedingfield, Wyclef Jean, DEVO, Indigo Girls and the South Korean group RIIZE. Megan Hilty is scheduled to lead a tribute to Dolly Parton, and EJAE is listed for a featured performance.

The announcement distinguishes between performances at Herald Square and acts that are part of the float program. That matters for spectators who choose a place along the route and viewers who want to see a specific act. NBCUniversal said Broadway performances and additional talent would be announced later. The lineup published Friday therefore gives viewers an outline of the music program while some stage details are still pending.

New characters join balloons drawn from the archive

The organizers’ count of 100 applies to inflatable elements, a category that includes more than large character balloons. Macy’s and NBCUniversal announced new designs featuring Bluey, a version of Mickey Mouse based on the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and Joe Cool and Woodstock from Peanuts. The organizers also plan to bring back designs associated with artists including Keith Haring, Jeff Koons and Yayoi Kusama from the parade’s Blue Sky Gallery.

Another part of the anniversary program will revisit older parade designs through a float featuring characters from previous editions. The local lineup shows how the 100th edition will mix new work with familiar characters. That approach gives viewers several ways to see the event’s history on the route. Some past designs are returning as balloons, while other figures will appear together on a float rather than as individual inflatables.

The program will also include marching bands, dance groups and other ensembles assembled from around the country. NBCUniversal’s announcement lists the Great American Marching Band, which includes students from all 50 states, alongside school and university bands. Their appearances are part of the procession itself, alongside dance groups and ensembles such as the Divine Nine Unity Step Team and Native Pride Productions. NBCUniversal said more than 11,000 volunteers and participants will take part across the whole event. They give the broadcast another set of performances to follow as the procession moves through Manhattan.

The route and the broadcast have separate viewing details

The Manhattan procession begins at 8:30 a.m. local time and ends at Herald Square. Macy’s said public viewing would be available at designated locations. NBC and Peacock will carry the telecast at 8:30 a.m. in all time zones, and NBC is planning an encore at 2 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. Telemundo will carry a Spanish-language telecast with its own hosts.

Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker are returning to host NBC’s broadcast. People reported that this will be Roker’s 31st year hosting the event. NBCUniversal said the full NBC broadcast will offer live audio description through the secondary audio program channel. That service adds spoken descriptions of the floats, balloons and other visual parts of the procession for viewers who use it.

A documentary precedes the 100th march

The first parade took place in 1924, and the event paused for three years during World War II, NBCUniversal said. That break accounts for why the 100th march comes more than 100 years after the first one. Macy’s and the broadcaster are treating the edition number as the milestone. Their anniversary program includes archival designs and a separate look at how the parade is made.

America’s Parade: 100 Years of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is scheduled for Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on NBC, with streaming on Peacock beginning the next day. The AP reported that the documentary will precede the parade. NBC said it includes early footage and interviews with hosts, previous performers and people who build the attractions. A separate countdown special is scheduled for Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on NBC and Peacock. The programs give viewers a way to see archival material and preparations before the floats and balloons move down the route on Thanksgiving morning.