Downtown Houston Streets to Close for the Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade

At 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, the City of Houston will host the annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown Houston. The Parade is FREE, however, interested attendees can purchase general seating at https://www.houstontx.gov/thanksgivingparade/. 

Street and parade route closures:

Monday, Nov. 18 – Sunday, Dec. 1 

• McKinney between Bagby & Smith (north curb lane) at 8 a.m. 

Thursday, Nov. 21 - Sunday, Dec. 1 

• Walker between Bagby & Smith (south curb lane) at 8 a.m. 

Friday, Nov 22 - Sunday, Nov. 24; Wednesday, Nov. 27 - Sunday, Dec. 1

• Walker between Bagby & Smith (north curb lane) at 8:00 a.m.  

Tuesday, Nov. 26 - Thursday, Nov. 28: Parade staging (floats) 

• Brazos between Dallas & Lamar (two center lanes) at 12 p.m. Note: East & West curb lanes will remain open.
• Lamar between Smith & Bagby (two south curb lanes) at 12 p.m. 
• McKinney between Bagby & Smith (all lanes) at 3 until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.28 

Wednesday, Nov. 27 - 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28: Parade staging/load-in/rehearsal 

•  McKinney between Smith & Louisiana (all lanes) at 9 a.m. 
• Smith between Walker & Lamar (east & west curb lanes) from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
• Louisiana between Dallas & Lamar (east curb lane) from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 
• Smith between Rusk & Dallas (all lanes) from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 (all lanes) until 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 
• Brazos between Dallas & Lamar (all lanes) at 6 p.m. Note: East curb lane will remain open 
• Walker between Louisiana & Bagby (all lanes) at 6 p.m. 
• Lamar between Louisiana & Bagby (all lanes) at 6 p.m. 

Thursday, Nov. 28: Parade staging/disbanding between 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

• Inbound Allen Parkway between Taft & Bagby 
• Bagby (northbound) between Dallas & McKinney 
• Bagby (southbound) between Walker & 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, Nov. 29

• McKinney between Bagby & Smith (all lanes) from 4 – 6 p.m.
• Walker between Bagby & Smith (all lanes) from 4 – 6 p.m.
• Smith between Rusk & McKinney (all lanes) from 4 – 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 30 

• McKinney between Bagby & Smith (all lanes) from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Walker between Bagby & Smith (all lanes) from 4 – 10 p.m. 
• Smith between Rusk & McKinney (all lanes) from 6 – 10 p.m.