Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2009 Tops Parade List

This year, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has a brand new route and several new gigantic balloons and floats. Watch it on television at 9am on Thanksgiving morning or head out to a local parade with your family while the turkey cooks.

Here is a current list of parades that are happening around the country if you can't get to the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

California

Anaheim: A Christmas Fantasy Parade at Disneyland Park
Hollywood/Los Angeles: Hollywood Christmas Parade
La Jolla: The Annual La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival
Montrose: Montrose Christmas Parade
Newport Beach: The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade
Pasadena: Tournament of Roses Parade
San Jose: San Jose Holiday Parade

Florida

Walt Disney World (Magic Kingdom): Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, previously the "Very Merry Christmas Parade"
Ocala: Ocala / Marion County Christmas Parade
Orlando: Orlando Christmas Parade and Orlando Citrus Parade

Georgia

Atlanta: Peach Bowl Parade
Atlanta: Children's Christmas Parade

Illinois

Bradley: Bradley Christmas Fantasy Parade
Chicago: State Street Thanksgiving Day Parade/McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade
Havana: Christmas Parade
O'Fallon: Illuminated Christmas Parade
Peoria: Santa Claus Parade
St. Charles: St. Charles Holiday Homecoming and Electric Christmas Parade
Streator: Annual Santa Claus Parade

Indiana

Noblesville: Christmas parade

Iowa

Boone: Holiday Lighted Parade

Kentucky

Owensboro: Owensboro Christmas Parade

Maryland

Hampden, Baltimore: The Mayor's Annual Christmas Parade
Cambridge: Cambridge-Dorchester County Christmas Parade

Massachusetts

North Attleborough: The Downtown Associates of North Attleborough Annual Santa Claus Parade
Plymouth: America's Hometown Thanksgiving Parade

Michigan

Blissfield: Holiday Parade
Chelsea: Chelsea Hometown Holidays and Light Parade
Detroit: America's Thanksgiving Parade
Garden City: Downtown Garden City Santaland Parade
Lansing: Silver Bells in the City
Marlette: Marlette Country Christmas Parade
Marshall: Annual Holiday Parade
Northville: Holiday Lighted Parade
Rochester: Rochester Hometown Christmas Parade
Saline: Saline's Annual Holiday Parade

Minnesota

Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Holidazzle Parade/Target Holidazzle Parade

Missouri

St. Louis: Ameren St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade

New Jersey

Burlington: at Burlington Center Mall
Stone Harbor: Stone Harbor Christmas Parade
Cherry Hill: at Cherry Hill Mall.
Jersey City: Santa's Arrival Parade at the Newport Centre Mall.
Voorhees Township: Parade is part of the Tree Lighting Ceremony at Voorhees Town Center.
Woodbridge: Woodbridge Township Holiday Parade

North Dakota
Fargo-Moorhead: "Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade"

Ohio

Cambridge: "A Dickens of a Christmas" Holiday Parade
Fairborn: Christmas Parade
Gahanna: Lighted Nighttime Parade
Granville: Christmas Parade
Greenville: Hometown Holiday Parade
Lancaster: Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade
Lebanon: Horse-drawn Carriage Parade
Marion: Christmas Parade
Shandon: Christmas in the Country Parade
Steubenville: Downtown Christmas Parade
Toledo: Downtown Holiday Parade
Waverly: Jingle Bell Parade Weekend
State-wide: List of Christmas parades

Oregon

Bend: Bend Christmas Parade
Pendleton: Pendleton Christmas Carriage Parade
Portland: Christmas Ship Parade

Pennsylvania

North Wales: Santa Arrival Parade at Montgomery Mall
Philadelphia: 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade and Mummers Parade
Pittsburgh: Celebrate the Season Parade
Scranton: Greater Scranton Jaycees Santa Parade

South Dakota

Rapid City, South Dakota: Christmas Light Parade (Saturday after Thanksgiving)

Tennessee

Nashville: Annual Nashville Gas Christmas Parade

Virginia

Chesapeake: Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade
Richmond: Ukrop's/SuperValu Christmas Parade

Wisconsin
Appleton: The Annual Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade
Berlin: Holiday Parade
Jefferson: Parade of Lights
Menomonie: WinterDaze Holiday Parade
Mukwonago: Midnight Magic
Omro: Holiday Parade & Celebration
Sauk City: Holiday Light Parade
Sheboygan Falls: Main Street Memories and Holiday Parade

Cheryl Phillips
HULIQ.com