Some Pittsburgh-area college students will be part of a performance of a lifetime Thursday, taking part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with the West Virginia University marching band. The students traveled nearly 400 miles from the Mountain State of West Virginia to the Big Apple.

The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York City. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade this year, on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, will include West Virginia University's "Pride of West Virginia" Mountaineer Marching Band.

The Pride of West Virginia, WVU’s Marching Band will lead Santa down the street in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. According to a press release, the WVU marching band will march in the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thursday8,