WATCH: Houston HEB Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024

HOUSTON - The 75th annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade took to Downtown Houston on Thursday morning.

Traversing more than 20 city blocks, the parade featured live performances, high-flying balloons and floats – including the famous Tom Turkey and Santa Claus.

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The parade began with a performance of songs from Bring it On: The Musical by Theatre Under the Stars in salute to Houston-area Olympians and Paralympians.

Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis served as grand marshal.

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If you missed the parade, you can watch in the video player above and see our photo gallery below.

Houston Thanksgiving Day weather forecast

We have a cooler and breezy day ahead as a cold front moves in overnight. Highs will be in the 60s with partly cloudy skies. Overnight lows will dip into the 40s in Houston and 30s north.

Click here for the extended forecast.