Thanksgiving Parade 2024 Chicago Time. On parade morning, with most volunteers checking in around 6:00 a.m. The parade takes place in downtown chicago on thanksgiving morning, thursday, november 28, 2024.

According to a new ranking from time out, the chicago thanksgiving parade is the second best in the u.s., trailing only behind the new york city macy’s thanksgiving day. The staccato beat of snare drums filled the crisp morning air as thousands flocked to the loop early thursday for the 89th annual chicago thanksgiving parade.