Downtown streets to close for the annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade

The City of Houston is hosting the annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown Houston.

The parade begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28. The Parade is FREE, however, interested attendees can purchase general seating online.

Click here to see a full map of the parade route and road closures.

Street and parade route closures:

Monday, November 18 – Sunday, December 1 
•    McKinney between Bagby and Smith (north curb lane) at 8 a.m.  


Thursday, November 21 - Sunday, Dec.ember 1 
•    Walker between Bagby and Smith (south curb lane) at 8 a.m. 


Friday, November 22 - Sunday, November 24; Wednesday, November 27 - Sunday, December 1
•    Walker between Bagby and Smith (north curb lane) at 8:00 a.m.  


Tuesday, November 26 - Thursday, November 28: Parade staging (floats) 
•    Brazos between Dallas and Lamar (two center lanes) at 12 p.m. Note: East & West curb lanes will remain open.
•    Lamar between Smith and Bagby (two south curb lanes) at 12 p.m. 
•    McKinney between Bagby and Smith (all lanes) until 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 28 


Wednesday, November 27 - 2 p.m. Thursday, November 28: Parade staging/load-in/rehearsal 
•     McKinney between Smith and Louisiana (all lanes) at 9 a.m. 
•    Smith between Walker and Lamar (east & west curb lanes) from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
•    Louisiana between Dallas and Lamar (east curb lane) from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. Friday, November 29 
•    Smith between Rusk and Dallas (all lanes) from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27 (all lanes) until 2 p.m. Friday, November 29 
•    Brazos between Dallas and Lamar (all lanes) at 6 p.m. Note: East curb lane will remain open 
•    Walker between Louisiana and Bagby (all lanes) at 6 p.m. 
•    Lamar between Louisiana and Bagby (all lanes) at 6 p.m. 


Thursday, November 28: Parade staging/disbanding between 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. 
•    Inbound Allen Parkway between Taft and Bagby 
•    Bagby (northbound) between Dallas and McKinney 
•    Bagby (southbound) between Walker and Clay 
•    Lamar between Louisiana & outbound Allen Parkway at I-45 overpass 


Parade route between 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. / Parade begins at 9 a.m. 
•    Parade begins on Smith at Lamar heading north 
•    East on Walker 
•    South on Milam 
•    West on Pease 
•    North on Louisiana 
•    West on Clay 
•    North on Smith / Parade concludes on Smith at Dallas 


Friday, November 29
•    McKinney between Bagby and Smith (all lanes) from 4 – 6 p.m.
•    Walker between Bagby and Smith (all lanes) from 4 – 6 p.m.
•    Smith between Rusk and McKinney (all lanes) from 4 – 6 p.m.


Saturday, November 30 
•    McKinney between Bagby and Smith (all lanes) from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
•    Walker between Bagby and Smith (all lanes) from 4 – 10 p.m. 
•    Smith between Rusk and McKinney (all lanes) from 6 – 10 p.m.