2024 6ABC Dunkin’ Thanksgiving Day Parade: What To Know

PHILADELPHIA — The 2024 6abc Dunkin’ Thanksgiving Day Parade will once again maintain its reign as the oldest such parade in the nation this Thursday.

The parade will start at 9 a.m. Thursday, with marchers stepping off at 20th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard. They will go east on JFK to 16th Street, then north on 16th to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where marchers will then head west on the inner lanes to Eakins Oval. They will go around the oval to Kelly Drive.

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All parade fun will be broadcast live on 6abc at 8:30 a.m.

But what can viewers expect?

Viewers will find familiar faces in hosts Adam Joseph, Rick Williams, Cecily Tynan, Alicia Vitarelli, and Karen Rogers.

Special guests this year include Lisa Ann Walter of "Abbott Elementary," Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, Carson Kressley of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and "Dancing with the Stars," Ryan Seacrest, Vanna White, and Susan Noles of "The Golden Bachelor."

Star talent at the parade includes Darlene Love, The Sugar Hill Gang, Wé Ani, Matteo Boccelli, The Funky Bunch, and the Sharpe Family Singers.

The parade will also feature performances from Jamaal Fields-Green and the company from "MJ the Musical," the Cast of "& Juliet," the Grinch from "Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical," and more.

Other participants include Philadelphia Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, and Eagles Cheerleaders, Swoop, Drumline & Pep Band.

Special performances from Trinity Valley Community College Cardettes from Texas, Summer Stage Shooting Stars, and Betsy Daily Dancers are also planned.

Floats and balloons that will be joining the parade include Tweety Bird, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Taz the Tasmanian Devil, the Bumble, Sunny Starscout from "My Little Pony," Philadelphia's Freedom Float, the Bountiful Harvest Float, the Season of Thanks Float, the Sounds of Music Float, and more.

Below are other parade participants:

Marching Bands

• Philadelphia Freedom Band – Pennsylvania
• Wyoming All-State Marching Band – Wyoming
• Hamilton Southeastern “Royal Command and Guard” – Indiana
• East Forsyth HS Thundering Herd Marching Band – Georgia
• Anthony Wayne Marching Generals – Ohio
• Parkland High School Trojan Marching Band – Pennsylvania
• Elko High School “Pride of Nevada” Marching Band – Nevada
• Thomas Dale High School Band – Virginia
• Center Grove High School Marching Band – Indiana
• Leake County High School Marching Band – Carthage – Mississippi
• Bridgewater College Screamin Eagles Marching Band – Virginia
• Pennsbury HS Band – Pennsylvania
• Kingsway Regional HS Band – New Jersey
• Wadsworth High School Marching Band - Ohio

Special Units and Parade Elements

• 13th Child Jeep Club
• E - Carriage - Horse Freedom
• Enon Trinity Drill Team and Drum Corps
• Fred Wichterman Car
• Garrison Carida
• Global Leadership Academy Drill Team
• Independence Historical Park Color Guard and Rangers
• Miss Philadelphia
• Miss Philadelphia Teen
• Native Nations Dance Theater
• Paul Garafalo Car
• Philabundance
• Philadelphia Fire Department
• Philadelphia School of Circus Arts
• Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Cheerleading
• Philadelphia Ghostbusters
• Philadelphia Police Honor Guard
• Pyramid Temple #1 and Pyramid Court #1
• Diamonds of Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences Step Team Scouting America
• Scouting America
• The Wheelmen
• United States Postal Service
• Varsity Spirit All Americans

Local Talent

• Dance4Life School of The Arts And Training Institute
• The Garnet Valley High School Dance Team
• Jane Baron’s Academy of Dance
• Power Surge Performing Arts Company
• Harmony Show Choir
• Donna’s Dance Works
• KMC Dance
• Summer Stage Shooting Stars
• The Quinn Center for Performing Arts
• Rancocas Valley Dance Team
• Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts
• Mulford Dance Studio
• Pennsport School of Dance
• BC Discoveries
• Time to Leap
• Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Youth Sign Choir
• West Chester University Color Guard
• Roger Lee Dance Company

Dancin’ On The Parkway

• Bowman Dance Company & School
• CC's School of Dance Arts
• Free to Be Performing Arts Center
• Kathy's Dancenter
• Leaders & Legends Performing Arts Academy
• LePhoenix Dance Institute
• Llevate Dance Studio
• Love2Dance Academy
• Monarch Dance Academy
• Orlandi Dance Center
• Pennsylvania Academy of Dance Arts
• Reckless Kickz Hip-Hop Dance Team
• Stepping Stone Dance Studio
• Strength & Grace Dance Academy
• Touch of Class Dance Studio
• Upper Main Line YMCA
• West Chester Dance Works

Singin' on the Parkway

• Avon Grove Intermediate School
• Burlington Township Middle School
• Carl W. Goetz Middle School
• Delran Intermediate School
• Eisenhower Middle School
• Long Branch Middle School
• Mannington Elementary School
• Marshall Street Elementary School
• Paxon Hollow Middle School
• Penns Grove High School
• St. Ann School
• St. Gregory the Great Academy
• St. Margaret Regional School
• The Tunbridge School
• West Chester East High School
• Woodbury Junior-Senior High School

FanTAPulous

• Amped to Dance
• BC Discoveries Dance & Theater Arts
• Christine's Studio of Dance
• Dance Dynamics
• Dance HDC
• Dee Dots Dance Academy
• Diana Alexis Dance Studio
• Exquisite Techniques
• Free to Be Performing Arts Center
• Halliday Dance
• Hershey School of Dance
• KMC Dance
• On Point Dance Center
• Step By Step Dance Expressions
• Time to Leap Dance Center
• West Chester Dance Works

Eakins Oval will also host the Thanksgiving Day "Dunkin' Zone" from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The zone will feature free coffee samples, swag and photo-ops, plus enjoy sweet moments and activities for the little ones. RAM Trucks will also be offering tours and test rides of its newest models.

Attendees are also encouraged to bring canned good to donate to the Boy Scouts canned food drive.

See full details of the parade online here.