Detroit's Thanksgiving Day Parade wouldn't be complete without it's colorful jumble of jesters. About 200 members of the Distinguished Clowns Corp woke up this morning, painted their face and threw on their big shoes to march the three-mile stretch.

DETROIT – Santa Claus has returned to the Motor City just in time to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! But instead of giving away gifts, Santa received a special one himself while traveling on the route of America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White.

The 98th America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit delivered on its theme of “Miles of Smiles!" this year — attracting spectators from all over.

The parade featured the traditional balloons and floats, and Santa Claus on a Christmas-themed float brought up the rear.

The Detroit parade is the second largest behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in terms of its viewership and the number of people going to see it in person — an estimated 1 million in Detroit last year, Michaels said. “We want to get Detroit on this big national map, and we’ve worked very hard to do that," he said.

Thanksgiving is a day of tradition. The menu for dinner doesn’t change dramatically from year to year. The Detroit Lions will play football somewhere (and likely lose, if history is any indicator). And the day,

It’s Wednesday. We’ll look ahead to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and why Macy’s has more to worry about than bad weather. We’ll also get details on why City Hall is rushing to close a migrant shelter in Brooklyn before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.

It's time for this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Here's when and how to watch, and what's new in 2024. Two Texas groups will be performing.