Watch Live Stream: McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL — New York City doesn't have the market cornered when it comes to Thanksgiving Day parades. Chicago knows a thing or two about crowd-pleasing holiday processions.

The annual McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade will march through downtown Chicago on Thursday, Nov. 24, and Matt Walsh, one of the stars of HBO's "Veep," is this year's grand marshal.

Read more about the history of the parade and some of the floats, bands and celebrities that will be featured this year.

Here's what you need to know before the parade steps off:

McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade

• When: 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 24
• Where: State Street, beginning at Congress Parkway and heading north about a mile to Randolph Street.
• More Info: Go to the parade's website.

Can't make it to the parade in person? The event will be broadcast live on WGN-TV (the channel will re-air it at 1 p.m.), and you can watch the live stream here:

McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade (photo via Chicago Festival Association)

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