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When: Thursday 26 November 2009, 8 – 11 am CST
Where: Starts at the intersection of State St. and Congress Ave. and travels north to Randolph St. ACCESS THE GOOGLE MAP, here!
Watch it on TV: Tune into WGN 9 Chicago or WGN America for the live broadcast.
If you think that watching the Macy’s Day Parade (held in NYC) on television is the only way to get your Thanksgiving fill of floats, balloons and performances…think again! Let’s be honest, you are sick and tired of seeing all of those high school bands and you would rather keep it local.
To get the inside scoop on the parade and its vibrant history, I interviewed Phil Purevich, executive director of the Chicago Festival Association.
MCH: What makes Chicago’s McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade different from the one put on by Macy’s in New York?
PP: There is a lot of cultural diversity in our performers and we really focus on that. Chicago is a diverse city and we try to represent that in the parade. I’m not saying Macy’s isn’t diverse, I’m just saying that that’s what we focus on.
MCH: What’s the oldest and newest things at the parade?
PP: The oldest unit is the Barefoot Hawaiian Dancers who have been around for ten years. I don’t know what the newest is, but I do know the biggest balloon. It’s Bullwinkle [J. Moose].
No matter what the weather, the Barefoot Hawaiian Dancers have been in attendance for 10 years!
