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How to watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade outside of Detroit

Coverage begins at 6 a.m. on WDIV-TV in Detroit

America's Thanksgiving Parade 2023. (WDIV)

The 97th America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White returns to Downtown Detroit on Nov. 23! Here’s what you need to know.

The parade is held on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 23, 2023.

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The Parade route is three miles of smiles along Woodward Avenue from Kirby to Congress. The Parade steps-off at Kirby and Woodward at 8:45 a.m. It’s roughly an hour and a half march south, down to the Celebration Zone. The Parade officially ends at Congress and Woodward. (See route below).

How can I watch the 2023 America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit?

Coverage begins at 6 a.m. on WDIV-TV in Detroit, or streaming on Local 4+, an app you can download for free on any smart TV device, like Roku or Apple TV. Streaming is available outside the Detroit market.

The parade broadcast starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 12 p.m. The parade is also syndicated across 185 markets nation-wide

---> What you can do with Local 4′s free TV streaming app: Local 4+

---> More info: America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White returns to Downtown Detroit: What to know


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Ken Haddad has proudly been with WDIV/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters, and helps lead the WDIV Insider team. He's a big sports fan and is constantly sipping Lions Kool-Aid.

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