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)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)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)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)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 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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)