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Focus on the Drive

Sponsored by Lear Corporation
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.

Detroit Jazz Festival

Sponsored by the 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 Rocks

Sponsored by 104.3 WOMC
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.

Disco Dogs & Cool Cats

Sponsored by 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.

Distinguished Clown Corps

Sponsored by UHY, LLC

Half Pipe

Sponsored by Conway MacKenzie
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.

All Children Deserve the Best

Sponsored by Children’s Hospital of Michigan
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.

Mother Goose

Sponsored by The 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!

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!

Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot

Sponsored by Strategic Staffing Solutions
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!

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Sponsored by Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
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!

Wizard of Oz

Sponsored by WDIV Local 4
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!