2025 Thanks for Giving Parade Application
Celebrating its 41st year, the 2025 Thanks-For-Giving Parade will step off at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 22, 2025.
This year, parade goers can expect over 120 parade units, including musical floats and displays, dance groups, drumlines, and marching bands from around the St. Louis region. As always, Santa Claus will be present to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season at the conclusion of the parade.
Float Application
Join us for the 2025 Thanks-for-Giving Parade. Register your Float, Motorized Unit, Marching Band, and More by applying here.
Route
Click here to download the 2025 Parade Route.
Thanks for Giving
Help the St. Louis Area Foodbank provide healthy and nutritious meals to thousands of families across the bi-state region this year by making an online donation. A community challenge grant made by Ameren runs through November 28th, 2024 so all gifts up to $200,000 will be DOUBLED!
You can donate by going online to: https://stlfoodbank.org/thanks4giving
Thanks for Giving and making a difference in the lives of local families this holiday season.
2025 Marching Bands
As part of the annual Thanks for Giving Parade, marching bands will be judged on music performance, marching and general effect. Trophies for the top five bands will be awarded to the winners. In addition, a trophy will be awarded to the Outstanding Percussion Section, Outstanding Drum Major and Outstanding Guard Unit. Come cheer them on!
Participating Bands in the 2025 Parade:
- Lindenwood University Lion Pride Marching Band
- Alton High School Marching 100
- Madison Sr. High School Marching Trojans Band
- The John Ford Highland Pipe Band
- Wright City High School Wildcat Pride Marching Band
- Mehlville High School Marching Band
- Jacksonville Drum Institute Drumeline
- Northwest High School, The Spirit of Northwest Marching Band
- Ritenour High School Marching Huskies
2025 Honorary Grand Marshals
Tripp Kahle
Past Honorary Grand Marshals
BJ “The DJ” Holiday (2023)
Nikki Glaser (2022)
Dr. Art McCoy, STL.works (2021)
Meredith Knopp, President and CEO of St. Louis Area Foodbank (2020)
Flint Fowler of Boys and Girls Clubs (2019)
Dr. Frances Levine, President and CEO of the Missouri Historical Society. (2018)
Bobby Plager – St. Louis Blues (2017)
Michael M. Ward of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (2017)
Timothy Good of the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (2017)
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Voss (2015)
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Voss (2014)
Mary Engelbreit (2013)
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jeffrey Bonner (2012)
Harlem Globetrotters, Girl Scouts of America and Vincent Bommarito (2011)
Ernie Hays (2010)
Mike Shannon, Boys Scouts of America (2009)
Major Robert Behnken, NASA (2008)
Marjorie Failoni, Disney’s High School Musical (2007)
Major General Jack Waggoner, US Army (2006)
Taylor Twellman, Nikko Smith, Nancy Kerrigan (2005)
Sponsors
