The theme

The theme for the 83^rd America’s Thanksgiving Parade^® is Together We Shine. The theme celebrates The Parade Company bringing a spark of magic and people together to enjoy one of Detroit’s largest and free events where for one special moment, families can be entertained, share a tradition and create a memory. As we celebrate the theme of this year’s Parade, we are asking the metro Detroit community to join together to celebrate this civic event that is so important to our community.

America’s Thanksgiving Parade^®, one of the country’s oldest and most celebrated Parades, will step off at 9:20 a.m. on Woodward Avenue and Mack and end at Woodward Avenue and Congress in downtown Detroit on Thursday, November 26, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of parade-goers will be watching as the Parade makes its way down Woodward Avenue.

“The Parade Company is in the business of bringing people together and our events epitomize all that is wonderful about our region,” said Tony Michaels, President and CEO, The Parade Company.  “We get the opportunity to showcase to the world that in difficult times we can stand together and lift each other up in such a great city, showing that Together We Shine.”

In the spirit of shining together, The Parade Company is launching a food drive to help those in need in our community. The non-perishable food items will be collected at various Parade Company events, now through Parade season, and will be donated to Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan.

Live broadcast on WDIV Channel 4 begins at 9:00am

The first hour of America’s Thanksgiving Parade® can be see nationwide on various stations below.  If our parade is not available in your area, check our store in December to purchase a copy of this year's parade on DVD.

2009 Television Syndication Listing

STATE	CITY	STATION	CHANNEL
AK	Anchorage	KTBY-HD	CH 4.1
AK	Fairbanks	KFXF-DT	CH 7.1
AL	Anniston	WABM-DT	CH 68.1
AL	Anniston	WABM-DT	CH 68.2
AL	Birmingham	WABM-DT	CH 68.1
AL	Birmingham	WABM-DT	CH 68.2
AL	Mobile	WFGX-DT2	CH 35.1
AL	Mobile	WFGX-DT2	CH 35.2
AL	Opelika	WLTZ-DT	CH 38.1
AL	Tuscaloosa	WABM-DT	CH 68.1
AL	Tuscaloosa	WABM-DT	CH 68.2
AR	El Dorado	KEJB-DT	CH 43.1
AR	El Dorado	KEJB-TV	CH 43
AR	Fayetteville	SAFE TV	CH 9711
AR	Ft. Smith	SAFE TV	CH 9711
AR	Jonesboro	KAIT-DT	CH 8.1
AR	Rogers	SAFE TV	CH 9711
AR	Springdale	SAFE TV	CH 9711
CA	Bakersfield	KERO-DT	CH 10.1
CA	Oakland	KFTY-DT	CH 50.1
CA	Oakland	KOFY-DT	CH 20.1
CA	Palm Springs	KDFX-CA	CH 33.2
CA	Palm Springs	Time Warner Cable	CH 11
CA	San Francisco	KFTY-DT	CH 50.1
CA	San Francisco	KOFY-DT	CH 20.1
CA	San Jose	KFTY-DT	CH 50.1
CA	San Jose	KOFY-DT	CH 20.1
CO	Colorado Springs	KWHS-TV	CH 51
CO	Denver	KWHD-DT	CH 53.1
CO	Pueblo	KWHS-TV	CH 51
FL	Daytona Beach	WKMG-DT	CH 6.1
FL	Ft. Lauderdale	WPLG-DT	CH 53.1
FL	Ft. Meyers	Comcast	CH 4
FL	Ft. Meyers	WFTX-DT	CH 36.1
FL	Ft. Walton Beach	WFGX-DT2	CH 35.1
FL	Ft. Walton Beach	WFGX-DT2	CH 35.2
FL	Gainesville	WMYG-TV	CH 28.2
FL	Jacksonville	WJXT-DT	CH 4.1
FL	Jacksonville	WJXT-DT2	CH 4.2
FL	Melbourne	WKMG-DT	CH 6.1
FL	Miami	WPLG-DT	CH 53.1
FL	Naples	Comcast	CH 4
FL	Naples	WFTX-DT	CH 36.1
FL	Orlando	WKMG-DT	CH 6.1
FL	Pensacola	WFGX-DT2	CH 35.1
FL	Pensacola	WFGX-DT2	CH 35.2
GA	Albany	WSST-DT	CH 55.1
GA	Atlanta	WATC-DT	CH 57.1
GA	Columbus	WLTZ-DT	CH 38.1
GA	Macon	WGXA-DT1	CH 16.1
GA	Savannah	WTGS-DT	CH 27.1
GA	Savannah	WTGS-DT	CH 28.1
HI	Hilo	KHAW-TV	CH 11.1 | CH 21
HI	Honolulu	KHON-DT1	CH 2.1
HI	Lihue	K55DZ	CH 55
HI	Lihue	Oceanic Cable	CH 3
HI	Wailuku	KAII-TV	CH 7.1 | CH 36
IA	Cedar Rapids	KFXA-DT	CH 28.1
IA	Cedar Rapids	KFXA-DT2	CH 28.2
IA	Davenport	WBQD-TV	CH 26 | CH 8.3
IA	Dubuque	KFXA-DT	CH 28.1
IA	Dubuque	KFXA-DT2	CH 28.2
IA	Iowa City	KFXA-DT	CH 28.1
IA	Iowa City	KFXA-DT2	CH 28.2
IA	Keokuk	CGEM	CH 10.3
IA	Keokuk	WGEM-DT3	CH 10.3
IA	Mason City	KTTC-DT	CH 10.1
IA	Waterloo	KFXA-DT	CH 28.1
IA	Waterloo	KFXA-DT2	CH 28.2
IL	Harrisburg	WSIL-DT2	CH 3.2
IL	Harrisburg	WSIL-HD	CH 3.1
IL	Moline	WBQD-TV	CH 26 | CH 8.3
IL	Mt. Vernon	WSIL-DT2	CH 3.2
IL	Mt. Vernon	WSIL-HD	CH 3.1
IL	Quincy	CGEM	CH 10.3
IL	Quincy	WGEM-DT3	CH 10.3
IL	Rock Island	WBQD-TV	CH 26 | CH 8.3
IN	Elkhart	WHME-DT	CH 46.1
IN	Evansville	WEVV-D2 My 44	CH 44.2
IN	Indianapolis	WISH-DT	CH 8.1
IN	South Bend	WHME-DT	CH 46.1
KS	Hutchinson	KCTU-DT	CH 43.1
KS	Topeka	KTKA-DT	CH 49.1
KS	Wichita	KCTU-DT	CH 43.1
KY	Lexington	Insight Cable	CH 5
KY	Lexington	WKYT-DT2	CH 27.2
KY	Louisville	WMYO-DT	CH 58.1
KY	Paducah	WSIL-DT2	CH 3.2
KY	Paducah	WSIL-HD	CH 3.1
LA	Baton Rouge	KWBJ-TV	CH 39
LA	Lafayette	KLAF-DT2	CH 16.2
LA	Monroe	KEJB-DT	CH 43.1
LA	Monroe	KEJB-TV	CH 43
LA	New Orleans	WHNO-DT	CH 20.1
MA	Holyoke	WGGB-DT	CH 40.1
MA	New Bedford	WLNE-DT	CH 6.1
MA	Springfield	WGGB-DT	CH 40.1
MD	Hagarstown	WJAL-DT	CH 68.1
ME	Auburn	WPME-HD	CH 35.1
ME	Portland	WPME-HD	CH 35.1
MI	Alpena	WBKB-DT2	CH 11.2
MI	Battle Creek	WWMT-DT	CH 3.1
MI	Bay City	WNEM-HD	CH 5.1
MI	Cadillac	WFQX-DT	CH 32.1
MI	Cadillac	WWTV	CH 40.2
MI	Detroit	WDIV-DT	CH 4.1
MI	Flint	WNEM-HD	CH 5.1
MI	Grand Rapids	WWMT-DT	CH 3.1
MI	Kalamazoo	WWMT-DT	CH 3.1
MI	Lansing	WLNS-DT	CH 6.1
MI	Marquette	WBKP-DT2	CH 5.2
MI	Marquette	WBUP-DT1	CH 10.1
MI	Saginaw	WNEM-HD	CH 5.1
MI	Sault Ste. Marie	WWUP	CH 49.2
MI	Traverse City	WFQX-DT	CH 32.1
MI	Traverse City	WWTV	CH 40.2
MI	Vanderbilt	WFUP-DT	CH 45
MN	Austin	KTTC-DT	CH 10.1
MN	Minneapolis	KSTC-DT	CH 45.1
MN	Rochester	KTTC-DT	CH 10.1
MN	St. Paul	KSTC-DT	CH 45.1
MO	Cape Girardeau	WSIL-DT2	CH 3.2
MO	Cape Girardeau	WSIL-HD	CH 3.1
MO	Hannibal	CGEM	CH 10.3
MO	Hannibal	WGEM-DT3	CH 10.3
MO	Kansas City	KMCI-HD	CH 38.1
MS	Columbus	WBSI-TV	CH 68
MS	Jackson	WBMS-TV	CH 10
MS	Jackson	WXMS-TV	CH 27
MS	Tupelo	WBSI-TV	CH 68
MS	West Point	WBSI-TV	CH 68
MT	Bozeman	KWYB2-DT2	CH 18.2
MT	Butte	KWYB2-DT2	CH 18.2
MT	Great Falls	KFBB2-DT2	CH 5.2
MT	Helena	KHBB2-LD	CH 21.2
MT	Missoula	KTMF2-DT2	CH 23.2
NC	Charlotte	WBTV-DT	CH 3.1
NC	Charlotte	WBTV-SD	CH 3.2
NC	Durham	WLFL-DT	CH 22.1
NC	Fayetteville	WLFL-DT	CH 22.1
NC	Greensboro	WGSR-DT	CH 47.1
NC	Greensboro	WGSR-TV	CH 39
NC	High Point	WGSR-DT	CH 47.1
NC	High Point	WGSR-TV	CH 39
NC	Raleigh	WLFL-DT	CH 22.1
NC	Wilmington	WMYW-TV	CH 47
NC	Winston-Salem	WGSR-DT	CH 47.1
NC	Winston-Salem	WGSR-TV	CH 39
NE	Scottsbluff	KDUH-DT	CH 4.1
NM	Albuquerque	KASY-DT	CH 50.1
NM	Santa Fe	KASY-DT	CH 50.1
NV	Reno	Cable	CH 7
NV	Reno	KAME-DT	CH 21.1
NY	Watertown	WNYF-DT	CH 7.2
NY	Watertown	WNYF-LP	CH 28
OH	Akron	WEWS-DT	CH 5.1
OH	Akron	WMFD-DT	CH 68.1
OH	Canton	WEWS-DT	CH 5.1
OH	Canton	WMFD-DT	CH 68.1
OH	Cincinnati	WXIX-DT	CH 19.1
OH	Cleveland	WEWS-DT	CH 5.1
OH	Cleveland	WMFD-DT	CH 68.1
OH	Dayton	WRCX-TV	CH 40
OH	Lima	WOHL-CD	CH 25.1
OH	Steubenville	WTOV-DT2	CH 9.2
OH	Toledo	WT05-TV	CH 5 | 17
OH	Youngstown	WYTV-DT	CH 33.1
OH	Zanesville	WHIZ-DT	CH 18.1
OK	Ada	K17FB-TV	CH 17
OK	Ada	K35CU-YV	CH 35
OK	Lawton	K20HO-TV	CH 20
OK	Lawton	K48HU-TV	CH 48
OK	Oklahoma City	KSBI-DT	CH 52.1
OK	Tulsa	KGEB-DT	CH 53.1
PA	Erie	WFXP-DT	CH 66.1
PA	Harrisburg	WGCB-DT	CH 49.1 + Cable
PA	Lancaster	WGCB-DT	CH 49.1 + Cable
PA	Lebanon	WGCB-DT	CH 49.1 + Cable
PA	Pittsburgh	WBGN-TV	CH 59 | CH 16
PA	Scranton	WQMY-DT	CH 53.1
PA	Wilkes-Barre	WQMY-DT	CH 53.1
PA	York	WGCB-DT	CH 49.1 + Cable
RI	Providence	WLNE-DT	CH 6.1
SC	Anderson	WYCW-DT	CH 62.1
SC	Asheville	WYCW-DT	CH 62.1
SC	Charleston	WLCN-HD	CH 18.1
SC	Columbia	WKTC-DT	CH 63.1
SC	Florence	WFXB-DT	CH 43.1
SC	Greenville	WYCW-DT	CH 62.1
SC	Myrtle Beach	WFXB-DT	CH 43.1
SC	Spartanburg	WYCW-DT	CH 62.1
SD	Lead	KHSD-DT	CH 11.1
SD	Rapid City	KOTA-DT	CH 3.1
SD	Sheridan	KSGW-DT	CH 12.1
TN	Knoxville	WBXX-HD	CH 20.1
TN	Memphis	WBII-TV	CH 20
TN	Tri Cities	WAPK-DT	CH 19.2
TN	Tri Cities	WAPK-TV	CH 36
TN	Tri Cities	WKPT-DT	CH 27.2
TX	Abilene	KIDZ-TV	CH 42
TX	Amarillo	KCPN-DT	CH 4.1
TX	Amarillo	KCPN-TV	CH 33
TX	Bryan	KWKT-DT	CH 44.1
TX	Bryan	KYLE-HD	CH 28.1
TX	Dallas	KFWD-DT	CH 52.1
TX	Ft. Worth	KFWD-DT	CH 52.1
TX	Houston	KNWS-DT	CH 51.1
TX	Longview	KLTV-DT	CH 7.1
TX	Longview	KTRE-DT	CH 9.1
TX	Lufkin	KLTV-DT	CH 7.1
TX	Lufkin	KTRE-DT	CH 9.1
TX	Nacogdoches	KLTV-DT	CH 7.1
TX	Nacogdoches	KTRE-DT	CH 9.1
TX	San Angelo	Cable	CH 10
TX	San Angelo	KIDY-HD	CH 6.1
TX	San Antonio	KMYS-DT	CH 35.1
TX	San Antonio	KMYS-DT2	CH 35.2
TX	Sherman	K17FB-TV	CH 17
TX	Sherman	K35CU-YV	CH 35
TX	Sweetwater	KIDZ-TV	CH 42
TX	Temple	KWKT-DT	CH 44.1
TX	Temple	KYLE-HD	CH 28.1
TX	Tyler	KLTV-DT	CH 7.1
TX	Tyler	KTRE-DT	CH 9.1
TX	Victoria	KXTS-DT	CH 41 | CH 25.1
TX	Waco	KWKT-DT	CH 44.1
TX	Waco	KYLE-HD	CH 28.1
TX	Wichita Falls	K20HO-TV	CH 20
TX	Wichita Falls	K48HU-TV	CH 48
VA	Charlottesville	WAHU-DT2	CH 27.2
VA	Harrisonburg	WHSV-DT	CH 49.1
VA	Lynchburg	W05AA	CH 5
VA	Lynchburg	WSET-DT	CH 13.1
VA	Newport News	WVEC-DT	CH 13.1
VA	Norfolk	WVEC-DT	CH 13.1
VA	Portsmouth	WVEC-DT	CH 13.1
VA	Roanoke	W05AA	CH 5
VA	Roanoke	WSET-DT	CH 13.1
VA	Tri Cities	WAPK-DT	CH 19.2
VA	Tri Cities	WAPK-TV	CH 36
VA	Tri Cities	WKPT-DT	CH 27.2
VA	Winchester	WHSV-DT3	CH 49.3
WA	Kennewick	KAPP-DT	CH 35.2
WA	Kennewick	KVEW-DT	CH 42.2
WA	Pasco	KAPP-DT	CH 35.2
WA	Pasco	KVEW-DT	CH 42.2
WA	Richland	KAPP-DT	CH 35.2
WA	Richland	KVEW-DT	CH 42.2
WA	Spokane	KXLY-DT	CH 4.1
WA	Spokane	KXMN-DT2	CH 4.2
WA	Yakima	KAPP-DT	CH 35.2
WA	Yakima	KVEW-DT	CH 42.2
WI	Appleton	WLUK-DT	CH 11.1
WI	Eau Claire	Cable 5	CH 51
WI	Eau Claire	KQEG-TV	CH 23
WI	Green Bay	WLUK-DT	CH 11.1
WI	La Crosse	Cable 5	CH 51
WI	La Crosse	KQEG-TV	CH 23
WI	Madison	WKOW-DT	CH 27.1
WI	Miwaukee	WCGV-DT	CH 24.1
WI	Wausau	WAOW-DT	CH 9.1
WI	Wausau	WYOW-DT	CH 34.1
WI	Whinelander	WAOW-DT	CH 9.1
WI	Whinelander	WYOW-DT	CH 34.1
WV	Beckley	WVVA-DT	CH 6.1
WV	Bluefield	WVVA-DT	CH 6.1
WV	Charleston	WSAZ-DT	CH 3.2
WV	Clarksburg	WVFX-DT	CH 46.1
WV	Huntington	WSAZ-DT	CH 3.2
WV	Oak Hill	WVVA-DT	CH 6.1
WV	Weston	WVFX-DT	CH 46.1
WV	Wheeling	WTOV-DT2	CH 9.2
WY	Cheyenne	KDUH-DT	CH 4.1
	Virgin Islands	WSVI-DT1	CH 8.1
	Washington DC	WJAL-DT	CH 68.1