Chicago’s 85th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade: Photos

Chicago’s 85th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade stepped off Thursday.

Over 5,000 participants including marching bands, floats, theater productions and celebrities started at State Street and Congress Parkway and moved north on Randolph Street.

This year’s grand marshal was Bugs Bunny.

Other highlights included the Harlem Globetrotters, the Royal Bahamas Police Force Marching Band, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Boys Scouts of America, Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team, Mandala South Asian Performing Arts and Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament.

Volunteers at the Thanksgiving Day Parade maneuver a Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer balloon down State Street on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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The Renancer Boliviano Folkloric Dance Troupe performs in the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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A member of the Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team performs a flip during the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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A member of Segunda Unidad Macaná performs in the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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Savannah Henderson, 4, pets a miniature horse from Soul Harbour Ranch at the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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A member of the Michigan City Soul Steppers performs at the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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Children with The Barefoot Hawaiian, Inc. participate in the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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Spectators at the Thanksgiving Day Parade watch as marching bands pass by on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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Volunteers at the Thanksgiving Day Parade navigate a balloon of the Tasmanian Devil under the train tracks on Van Buren Street on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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A member of the Pebblebrook High School Mighty Marching Machine performs at the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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Volunteers at the Thanksgiving Day Parade maneuver a Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer balloon under the train tracks at Van Buren Street on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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Spectators watch as a member of the Jesse White Tumblers flips high above State Street during the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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Members of the Chicago Wheel Jam roll down State Street during the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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Girls in the Rebecca McCarthy School of Dance perform in the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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A member of the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center performs in the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018 | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

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