If you have a job with Macy s you may be able to be one of the balloon handlers . My sister worked for Macy s a few years back and was assigned to the Woody Woodpecker balloon. You have to take a training course to do this.
The link below is official website of the Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade. If you re in a marching band, you can choose the Marching Band Application. If you re in a group, you can choose the Group Application. Good luckNative New Yorker