The annual 6ABC Thanksgiving Day Parade comes to Philadelphia November 22, 2012 beginning at 8:15 am with hosts Rick Williams and Cecily Tynan and Crowd Cam hosts Adam Joseph and Karen Rogers. The parade route begins at 20th & JFK Boulevard, then turns left on 16th Street. The parade continues northwest on the Ben Franklin Parkway ending at the Eakins Oval. For a parade route map click here.
With beautiful new floats to debut this year, numerous choirs and marching bands from across the country, and an exciting rooster of special guests the 2012 Thanksgiving Day parade is sure to be spectacular!
Local groups scheduled to perform during the parade are:
Pennsbury High School Marching Band
Burlington Township Middle School choir
Loesche Elementary School choir
Chichester Middle & Elementary School choir
Trinity Choir-Zion Baptist church
Robert Morris Elementary School choir
Cook-Wissohickon School choir
Our Lady of Grace School choir
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf choir
Kennsington Creative and Performing Arts Choir
Central Bucks West High School choir
Philadelphia High School of the Creative & Performing Arts Dancers
Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders
Philly Movement
Philadelphia Eagles Drumline
Swoop
Sesame Place
Is the parade a family tradition in your home? Tell us about your favorite parade memories over the years, we’d love to hear all about them!