75th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024

The 75th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place on Thursday November 28 2024 at 9 a.m. Located in the heart of downtown Houston this event is one of the oldest Thanksgiving Day parades in the country. Each year several hundred thousand Houstonians line the streets to cheer on participants. The parade will traverse over 20 city blocks and feature elaborate floats colorful marching bands high-flying balloons and other uniquely Houston entries.

About the Event

The tradition of watching the Thanksgiving Day parade in Houston is almost as important as the turkey dinner. It all started in this Texan city in 1949 when Santa Claus arrived at Union Station and went through the streets to a nearby department store to officially ring in the holiday season. Since then all manner of creative and colorful people and things have joined the parade including the seemingly mandatory giant inflatable balloons cheerleaders extravagant floats local law enforcement clowns marching bands musicians and just everything and everyone in between. Like all parades listed here it's free to watch but you best pick a good spot before 9 am and make a beeline for the best viewing spot.

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