2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade photos: Diana Ross, Rita Ora, more

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The freezing cold weather in New York City couldn’t keep spectators away from the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday. Stars such as John Legend, Diana Ross, and Rita Ora also bundled up to take part in the festivities. Click through to see some of the parade highlights.

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Macy's Tom Turkey float

Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/REX/Shutterstock

John Legend

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Kelly Clarkson

Eric Liebowitz/NBC

The Grinch

Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Rita Ora

ECP/GC Images

Charlie Brown

Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Rita Ora and Ronald McDonald

Gotham/FilmMagic

Paw Patrol's Chase

Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Diana Ross and her family on the Hallmark Channel's float

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Diana Ross

Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Tracee Ellis Ross

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Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross, and their daughter Jagger

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Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross

Gotham/FilmMagic

Tina Fey, Savannah Guthrie, and Hoda Kotb

Eric Liebowitz/NBC

The Broadway cast of Mean Girls

Eric Liebowitz/NBC

Ashley Tisdale

Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

The Broadway cast of The Prom

Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger

JASON SZENES/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Pentatonix

Dragon Ball's Goku and Pokémon's Pikachu

Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Carly Pearce

The Broadway cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

The Pillsbury Doughboy

Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Kelly Clarkson

Macy's Twitter

Leona Lewis

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid's Greg Heffley

Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/REX/Shutterstock

The Radio City Rockettes

Eric Liebowitz/NBC

Martina McBride

Noam Galai/FilmMagic

Ella Mai performs on the Splashing Safari Adventure float

Eric Liebowitz/NBC

Ella Mai

How to Train Your Dragon's Toothless

Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Sugarland

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles

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The Broadway cast of My Fair Lady

Eric Liebowitz/NBC

SpongeBob SquarePants

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The Voice winner Brynn Cartelli

Eric Liebowitz/NBC

Ronald McDonald

JASON SZENES/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Santa Claus

Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

2 of 39 Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/REX/Shutterstock

Macy's Tom Turkey float

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John Legend

4 of 39 Eric Liebowitz/NBC

Kelly Clarkson

5 of 39 Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

The Grinch

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Rita Ora

7 of 39 Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Charlie Brown

8 of 39 Gotham/FilmMagic

Rita Ora and Ronald McDonald

9 of 39 Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Paw Patrol's Chase

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Diana Ross and her family on the Hallmark Channel's float

11 of 39 Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Diana Ross

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Tracee Ellis Ross

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Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross, and their daughter Jagger

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Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross

15 of 39 Eric Liebowitz/NBC

Tina Fey, Savannah Guthrie, and Hoda Kotb

16 of 39 Eric Liebowitz/NBC

The Broadway cast of Mean Girls

17 of 39 Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Ashley Tisdale

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The Broadway cast of The Prom

19 of 39 JASON SZENES/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger

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Pentatonix

21 of 39 Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Dragon Ball's Goku and Pokémon's Pikachu

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Carly Pearce

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The Broadway cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

24 of 39 Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The Pillsbury Doughboy

25 of 39 Macy's Twitter

Kelly Clarkson

26 of 39 Gotham/FilmMagic

Leona Lewis

27 of 39 Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/REX/Shutterstock

Diary of a Wimpy Kid's Greg Heffley

28 of 39 Eric Liebowitz/NBC

The Radio City Rockettes

29 of 39 Noam Galai/FilmMagic

Martina McBride

30 of 39 Eric Liebowitz/NBC

Ella Mai performs on the Splashing Safari Adventure float

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Ella Mai

32 of 39 Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

How to Train Your Dragon's Toothless

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Sugarland

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Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles

35 of 39 Eric Liebowitz/NBC

The Broadway cast of My Fair Lady

36 of 39 DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

SpongeBob SquarePants

37 of 39 Eric Liebowitz/NBC

The Voice winner Brynn Cartelli

38 of 39 JASON SZENES/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Ronald McDonald

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See highlights from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy's Tom Turkey float

John Legend

Kelly Clarkson

The Grinch

Rita Ora

Charlie Brown

Rita Ora and Ronald McDonald

Paw Patrol's Chase

Diana Ross and her family on the Hallmark Channel's float

Diana Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross

Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross, and their daughter Jagger

Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross

Tina Fey, Savannah Guthrie, and Hoda Kotb

The Broadway cast of Mean Girls

Ashley Tisdale

The Broadway cast of The Prom

Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger

Pentatonix

Dragon Ball's Goku and Pokémon's Pikachu

Carly Pearce

The Broadway cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

The Pillsbury Doughboy

Kelly Clarkson

Leona Lewis

Diary of a Wimpy Kid's Greg Heffley

The Radio City Rockettes

Martina McBride

Ella Mai performs on the Splashing Safari Adventure float

Ella Mai

How to Train Your Dragon's Toothless

Sugarland

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles

The Broadway cast of My Fair Lady

SpongeBob SquarePants

The Voice winner Brynn Cartelli

Ronald McDonald

Santa Claus

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