The Chicago Thanksgiving Parade, "Chicago's Grand Holiday Tradition", is an annual parade produced and presented by the Chicago Festival Association (CFA). It began in 1934 and is held in downtown Chicago on State Street, every Thanksgiving morning from 8:00 am until 11:00 am CST. It is televised locally on WCIU-TV. From 2007 to 2019, the event was carried on WGN-TV and its superstation feed nationwide.