Floats
Path to Wellness - Henry Ford Health System
Henry Ford Health System debuts an exciting NEW float this year – inviting you to celebrate your path to wellness.

Path to Wellness
Sponsored by Henry Ford Health SystemHenry Ford Health System debuts an exciting NEW float this year – inviting you to celebrate your path to wellness.
Focus on the Drive - Lear Corp.
Lear Corporation took on distracted driving as one of their community initiatives in 2017 and this new float demonstrates the company’s commitment to this endeavor.

Focus on the Drive
Sponsored by Lear CorporationLear Corporation took on distracted driving as one of their community initiatives in 2017 and this new float demonstrates the company’s commitment to this endeavor.
Detroit Jazz Festival
The Detroit Jazz Festival is the largest, free jazz festival in the world. This float is a crowd favorite with a larger-than-life drum, bass piano and trumpet!

Detroit Jazz Festival
Sponsored by the Detroit Jazz FestivalThe Detroit Jazz Festival is the largest, free jazz festival in the world. This float is a crowd favorite with a larger-than-life drum, bass piano and trumpet!
Detroit Rocks - WOMC 104.3
Let’s celebrate the holiday spirit with this party on wheels! PAWS, Roary and Hooper will keep the Parade Fan Club moving and grooving with all the best holiday tunes.

Detroit Rocks
Sponsored by 104.3 WOMCLet’s celebrate the holiday spirit with this party on wheels! PAWS, Roary and Hooper will keep the Parade Fan Club moving and grooving with all the best holiday tunes.
Disco Dogs & Cool Cats - Strategic Staffing Solutions
S3’s “Disco Dogs & Cool Cats” is a larger-than-life mobile display with nine pieces, adorned with more than 17 cats and dogs, an 8-foot tall disco ball and more than 100 dog bones. The float is sure to become a favorite for animal lovers and parade goers alike. The design was in collaboration with S3 and The Parade Company.

Disco Dogs & Cool Cats
Sponsored by Strategic Staffing SolutionsS3’s “Disco Dogs & Cool Cats” is a larger-than-life mobile display with nine pieces, adorned with more than 17 cats and dogs, an 8-foot tall disco ball and more than 100 dog bones. The float is sure to become a favorite for animal lovers and parade goers alike. The design was in collaboration with S3 and The Parade Company.
Half Pipe
The Half Pipe has appeared in The Parade for more than 10 years and is the largest half pipe on wheels! Talented skateboarders, inline skaters and BMX riders will showcase their talent to Parade fans on Thanksgiving morning.

Half Pipe
Sponsored by Conway MacKenzieThe Half Pipe has appeared in The Parade for more than 10 years and is the largest half pipe on wheels! Talented skateboarders, inline skaters and BMX riders will showcase their talent to Parade fans on Thanksgiving morning.
All Children Deserve the Best
Here comes the brand new Children’s Hospital of Michigan float – All Kids Deserve the Best – and playfully named “Lulu” by some of the children.

All Children Deserve the Best
Sponsored by Children’s Hospital of MichiganHere comes the brand new Children’s Hospital of Michigan float – All Kids Deserve the Best – and playfully named “Lulu” by some of the children.
Mother Goose - Detroit News
Did you know Mother Goose has been in every thanksgiving Parade since 1924? She will make another grand appearance this year! Detroit News columnist, Nolan Finley, will be driving the float!

Mother Goose
Sponsored by The Detroit NewsDid you know Mother Goose has been in every thanksgiving Parade since 1924? She will make another grand appearance this year! Detroit News columnist, Nolan Finley, will be driving the float!
Santa's Sleigh

Santa’s Sleigh
Everybody’s favorite float, the jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus, drives into Detroit on his customized sleigh featuring eight beautiful reindeer!
Turkey Trot - SSS
The Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot is one of the largest races in Michigan. This year’s race will include 20,000 runners, many dressed in playful costumes for some extra holiday fun. To add to the excitement, the course travels on part of the route of The Parade!

Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot
Sponsored by Strategic Staffing SolutionsThe Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot is one of the largest races in Michigan. This year’s race will include 20,000 runners, many dressed in playful costumes for some extra holiday fun. To add to the excitement, the course travels on part of the route of The Parade!
Twas the Night Before Christmas - Marriott
Twas the Night Before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for all of the kids jumping on the bed! It’s hard to contain the excitement of children the night before Christmas. Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center helps celebrate the holiday spirit with this magical float!

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Sponsored by Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance CenterTwas the Night Before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for all of the kids jumping on the bed! It’s hard to contain the excitement of children the night before Christmas. Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center helps celebrate the holiday spirit with this magical float!
Wizard of Oz - WDIV
We’re off to see the wizard! This multi-platform float features an Emerald Castle Vegas-style, a tin man with a beating hard and a cowardly lion. You’ll see a real-life Dorothy on the float with her little dog Toto too!

Wizard of Oz
Sponsored by WDIV Local 4We’re off to see the wizard! This multi-platform float features an Emerald Castle Vegas-style, a tin man with a beating hard and a cowardly lion. You’ll see a real-life Dorothy on the float with her little dog Toto too!
Road to Summer Fun - Pepsi
It’s time to break out the Pepsi and hit the beach! The sun on the back of the float is 16-feet wide and is warming Woodward Avenue

Road to Summer Fun
Sponsored by PepsiIt’s time to break out the Pepsi and hit the beach! The sun on the back of the float is 16-feet wide and is warming Woodward Avenue
Specialty Unit
Chippewa Valley High School Big Read Marching Band

Chippewa Valley High School Big Read Marching Band
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