The 2007 Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade: What to Expect

The Houston Thanksgiving Day parade this year should be another grand event ! This colorful parade has become a tradition for Houston and the area since 1949. This is the 58th installment of this parade. For spectators, it will run through the streets and wind past the scenic points of Houston starting at Minute Maid Park at the intersection of Hamilton and Texas streets. It will eventually end up at Crawford Street after going South on Texas, then Dallas, on to La Branch, east to Rusk, and finally to Crawford street.

This popular parade is expected to attract around 400,000 or more participants. Six unique, highly elaborate animated floats will be featured this year. The floats will have live entertainment, with costumed participants, and special effects. Huge, brightly colored helium balloons will be flying high in the sky again this year for the kids and the young at heart. The bands, the clowns, the dancers and cheerleaders will all be applying their talent to celebrate this wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

All the major Houston television stations broadcast this parade event live from the street last year. This year is not expected to be any different with the TV and news papers all giving coverage to this great event. CBS affiliate KHOU ( TV ) will cover the parade and give an extra 16 million or more people a chance to see what a good Thanksgiving Day parade is about.

Where can you find tickets to this lovely Houston Thanksgiving parade ? Well, you can get it by clicking right here. Reserved Grandstand Tickets are available for the TV zone. Prices are $17 dollars until November 15, when they go up to $21 dollars. Get yourself a " Turkey Seat " for $10 dollars until November 12 when the price goes up to $13 dollars. Lost or stolen tickets can be reissued if needed.

The HEB Thanksgiving Holiday parade begins at nine in the morning on Thanksgiving Day, which is on November 22, 2007. Parking is available at the city lots and garages for anyone who wants to help as a volunteer this year. If you volunteer, you also get a free tee shirt ! This parade is sponsored by the Houston Festival Foundation, Incorporated. The foundation is a non-profit organization.

That night after the Thanksgiving parade, you can also join fellow Houstonians and out-of-towners for the twenty-second " Uptown Holiday Lighting " event. You can help to light up the Houston nights with hundreds of thousand of festive lights to bring in the holiday season with cheer. If you enjoy a good parade, please attend the 2007 HEB Thanksgiving parade in Houston this year and keep this worthwhile United States tradition alive.