Chicago's Thanksgiving Parade 2010 kicks off at 8:30 a.m. on November 25, 2010 and features giant inflatables, marching bands, dancers and more.
- Hours: 8:30am - 11am
- Location: State Street from Congress to Randolph
- Admission: FREE
The State Street Thanksgiving Parade is attended by over 400,000 spectators and features over 100 participating "units", including marching bands, floats, horses, drill teams, circus performers, and more.
The parade also features huge character balloons, some topping out at 50 feet tall. This year's cast of balloon characters includes Elmo, the Pink Panther, the Cookie Monster, Popeye, Kermit the Frog, Bear in the Big Blue House, Strawberry Shortcake, Tom Turkey, Rudolph, The Nutcracker, Big Bird, Animal and Billy Blazes.

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