Marching bands, floats, performers and of course, Santa Claus, all came to State Street for the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025.
A Chicago Spirit Brigade performer dances during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Korean Dance performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)The Crystal Lake Strikers’ drummers perform for the audience during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Valders High School’s marching band performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)A lasso dancer performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)A member from Renacer Boliviano Dance Troupe dances with spectator Marielle Bai, of Decatur, during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Spectators watch DivaDance performers dance during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)The Jesse White Tumblers perform during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Mobile Azalea Trail Maids wave to the crowd during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Spectators watch the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)A Chicago Korean Dance member performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Dancers from Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago perform during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)An acrobat performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Grand marshal Maurice ‘Chef Blāque’ Shelton waves to the crowd during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Lake Zurich High School’s marching band performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)The Jesse White Tumblers perform during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Renacer Boliviano Dance Troupe performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Miss Illinois Nitsaniyah Fitch, left, and Miss Teen Illinois Lillie Brown wave to the crowd during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Rebecca McCarthy School of Dance performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Beau Hoffman dances while sitting on his dad Phil Hoffman’s shoulders during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Korean Dance performs during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)An inflatable turkey begins its procession up State Street during the 91st annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)
