The 81st McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade will take place on November 27, from 8AM to 11AM in Downtown Chicago (from Congress to Randolph).
Tune into the parade on Chicago’s WGN Channel 9, or across the country on WGN America.
Honored Guests:
Grand Marshal Dee Snider (Dee Snider’s Rock & Roll Tale)
Honorary Grand Marshal Ronald McDonald®
Hollywood Palms Cinema presents Karolyn Grimes (It’s a Wonderful Life)
McDonald’s® Owner / Operators of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana present Jackie Robinson West (LLWS National Champions)
Colin Egglesfield (Something Borrowed)
Doug Sohn (Hot Doug’s)
Miss Illinois 2014 Marisa Buchheit
Yuri Sardarov (Chicago Fire)
The Original Harlem Globetrotters
Santa and Mrs. Claus
Staged Performances:
Goodman Theatre presents A Christmas Carol
The Joffrey Ballet presents America’s #1 Nutcracker
McDonald’s® Owner / Operators of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana present Tsukasa Taiko
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents LEGENDS
Black Ensemble Theater’s Tribute to Etta James
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus presents We Are Santa’s Elves
Coast2Coast Productions presents March of the Dancing Soldiers
Crystal Lake Strikers Drumline
Emerald City Theatre’s Hansel & Gretel
Hromovytsia Ukranian Dance Ensemble presents Hopak
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Million Dollar Quartet
Pro Dance Elite presents Singing Swing
Renacer Boliviano Dance Troupe presents Kullawada
Ursuline Academy Dance Team presents The Grinch
Marching Bands:
115 Bourbon Streeet presents Marist High School (Chicago, IL)
Coffeecake Connection Company presents Thorton Township High School (Harvey, IL)
McDonald’s Owner/Operators of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana present Merrillville High School (Merrillville, IN)
Northeast Illinois Heating & Cooling Corp. presents Waukegan High School (Waukegan, IL)
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers present Pearl City High School (Pearl City, HI)
Sparkle Glass Cleaner presents Hinsdale South High School (Darien, IL)
TCF Bank presents Bartlett High School (Bartlett, IL)
Arkansas City High School (Arkansas City, KS)
Bay High School Band (Panama City, FL)
Giant Inflatables
Agency 360 presents Fred Flintstone
CNH Industrial presents Arthur
Concierge Preferred presents Curious George
Social Media Beast presents Scooby Doo
Meijer presents Madeline
Strawberry Shortcake
Floats:
Chicago Park District presents Holiday Happenings
Chicago’s Very Own WGN presents the WGN-TV Holiday Float
Chicago Zoological Society presents Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic
Garrett Popcorn Shops presents BrighTin the Holidays
Good Intentions presents Growing with Illinois
Jewel-Osco presents “Red Alert” Candy Train
McDonald’s® Owner / Operators of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana present Ronald McDonald® and his Big Red Shoe
McDonald’s® Owner / Operators of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana presents the Jackie Robinson West Little League Team
Assyrian American Civic Club of Chicago
Durango, Mexico
Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association
Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago
Tatra Mountain Cultural Foundation
Tuskegee Airmen
Un Dia an Antigua Guatemala
Von Heidecke’s Dance Center / Chicago Festival Ballet
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