November 13, 2026
Blues Traveler to Perform at the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
MULTI-PLATINUM ROCK LEGENDS
BLUES TRAVELER
TO PERFORM AT THE
100TH MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE®
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2026
The 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade airs Thursday, Nov. 26, on
NBC and Telemundo, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM, in all time zones and streams on Peacock®
NASHVILLE, TN (November 13, 2026) — GRAMMY®-winning rock band Blues Traveler will kick off the holiday season on one of America’s biggest stages, performing in the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® on Thursday, November 26. The band will ride aboard Holland America’s “The Land of Glaciers, Wildlife & Wonder” float, performing for millions lining the streets of Manhattan and watching at home nationwide.
The milestone 100th march begins at 8:30 a.m. ET from Central Park West and 77th Street, winding through New York City to Macy’s iconic flagship at Herald Square. The milestone edition celebrates a century of the holiday tradition, which draws approximately 3.5 million live spectators along the route and more than 34 million viewers watching the broadcast nationwide.
Formed in Princeton, New Jersey in the late ‘80s, and launched from the downtown New York club scene in the early ‘90s, Blues Traveler has spent nearly four decades as one of rock’s most enduring live acts. Led by singer and harmonica virtuoso John Popper, the band broke through with the multi-platinum album four, home to the hits “Run-Around” and “Hook.”
“Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of those things that’s woven into Americana. It feels like it’s always been part of Thanksgiving, so it’s pretty cool to share in such a milestone in its history. My son marched in the Parade with his high school band, so I’m double-pumped to outdo him at the 100th Parade,” says keyboardist Ben Wilson.
The 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade airs nationwide on NBC and streams on Peacock on Thursday, November 26, 2026. Check local listings for details.
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Above: Blues Traveler
L-R: Tad Kinchla, Ben Wilson, John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Brendan Hill
Credit: Graham Fielder
About Blues Traveler:
Nearly four decades ago, the four original members of Blues Traveler — John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan — went from high school jam sessions to become a band that would go on to release 14 studio albums, selling more than 10 million combined units worldwide. Blues Traveler’s “Run-Around,” which once set a historic record as the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, earned the band a 1996 GRAMMY® for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 2021, Blues Traveler released the GRAMMY®-nominated Traveler’s Blues, a collection of reimagined and recharged classics from the American blues songbook and the group’s first official blues album. The follow-up release in this series, 2023’s Traveler’s Soul, takes a similar approach, consisting of cover songs from classic R&B and soul.
