Upcoming Thanksgiving parade

Detroiters are getting ready for the annual Thanksgiving Day parade. The event brings floats, singing acts, and clowns down Woodward Avenue – culminating in the arrival of Santa around noon.

The parade kicks off just before 9 a.m. For those of you who don’t want to deal with the crowds or the traffic or the cold, you can watch it in your pajamas on WDIV-TV.

The parade is leading to some road closures downtown. Woodward will be closed, starting today, from Grand Boulevard all the way down to Jefferson as workers prepare the route for tomorrow’s event.

If you’re headed downtown, parking meters will be free tomorrow and Friday. Just make sure you’re not parking somewhere illegally. And the People Mover is up and running again to get you around downtown.

Additional headlines for Wednesday, November 26, 2025

• The Lions host the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field this Thanksgiving. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
• Thanksgiving travel is expected to reach new records, with Wednesday afternoon and Sunday being busiest. Gas is down by 10 cents in metro Detroit.
• Black Friday is fast approaching. Consider shopping at local businesses, who say that support makes a huge difference.
• The University of Michigan plays rival Ohio State on Saturday.