Turkey day would be ho-hum without the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and its adoring flotilla of prancing inflatables.

Mom, dad, and the kids can participate in an 85-year-old tradition by watching the dazzling dirigibles slowly brought to life in the streets around the American Museum of Natural History during a pre-parade balloon inflation revel that’s sure to get the festive juices — and the “oohs” and “aahs” — flowing!

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon inflation [79th Street and Columbus Avenue on the upper west side]. Nov. 21, 3-10 pm