OC High School To March At Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 2020

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — It takes a village to send this many kids, plus instruments and uniforms, to New York! The Trabuco Hills High School Thundering Mustangs Marching Unit is preparing to take that trip of a lifetime, to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

They have just over a year to fundraise, as they will appear in the 94th annual parade in 2020. Parent boosters are hard at work getting the fundraiser together to reduce the cost for all. Boosters expect the cost will amount to $2,000 per band-member.

"We want ever member with us when we get on that plane," Amy Vivona, a committee spokesperson told Patch. Online, supporters are asked to make a one time or even a monthly donation toward the cause.

"Trabuco Hills High School Marching Band members will represent the state of California in the parade," a spokesperson told Patch. "THHS is also the first California High School band to appear at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade since 2015."

The Trabuco Hills High School Marching Band has established themselves as one of the premiere units in the state of California, Wesley Whatley, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade creative producer said of the band.

"The Trabuco Hills High School Thundering Mustangs consistently deliver exciting, highly-theatrical performances year after year on the marching field," Whatley said.

With more than 50 million viewers across the country and more than 3.5 million spectators that line up along the streets of New York City each year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a national icon that has grown into a world-famous holiday event.

Visit the fundraising page and support the program's journey to New York City.