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id: 69f8e627e2
section: culture
first_reported: 2026-11-06 17:44 EST
updated: 2026-11-09 20:30 EST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# America's Thanksgiving Parade marks 100th year in Detroit

The 100th America's Thanksgiving Parade will have 28 floats, nine of them new, on Woodward Avenue, including a first-time Detroit Institute of Arts float.

Section: [Culture & Events](/detroit/section/life.md) · Entities: [America's Thanksgiving Parade](/detroit/wiki/america-s-thanksgiving-parade.md), [Detroit Institute of Arts](/detroit/wiki/detroit-institute-of-arts.md), [Gardner White](/detroit/wiki/gardner-white.md)

## Coverage

- [WXYZ 7 Action News (ABC)](https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/americas-thanksgiving-parade-turns-100-in-detroit-and-organizers-are-going-bigger-than-ever-before), 2026-11-06 17:44 EST: America's Thanksgiving Parade turns 100 in Detroit, and organizers are going bigger than ever before
- [WDIV Local 4 (NBC)](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/11/09/detroit-institute-of-arts-to-debut-float-in-100th-americas-thanksgiving-parade/), 2026-11-09 15:35 EST: Detroit Institute of Arts to debut float in 100th America’s Thanksgiving Parade
- [FOX 2 Detroit](https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/fmc-8t08fc0vtdd2rthi), 2026-11-09 20:30 EST: DIA to have float in Thanksgiving parade for first time.

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.