The first Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade was a pretty simple affair. In the late fall of 1949, Santa Claus climbed into his sleigh and jingled all the way from Union Station to Foley’s, a major department store at the time. In the decades since, the parade has evolved into the modern-day H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade, and it’s celebrating its 69th birthday this year.
This Thanksgiving morning, round up your friends and family and head downtown to enjoy the festivities starting at 9 a.m. The parade is free to attend, but you can reserve general admission seating if you want a comfortable and close-up view of the action. Expect to see splashy floats, high-flying balloons of your favorite cartoon characters, and a noteworthy Houstonian as the grand marshal. (Last year it was Chandra Wilson of Grey’s Anatomy fame.)
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