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America’s Thanksgiving Parade is here – info and road closures

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News / Talk 760 WJR brings you the magic of the 89th America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Art Van. Direct from historic Woodward Ave, your Parade-side hosts Paul W. Smith and Dayna Clark along with WJR News’ Ken Rogulski bring you all the excitement of parade- larger than life floats, colorful helium filled balloons, thunderous marching bands and exciting specialty acts!. WJR’s Parade day coverage is brought to you by HAP. Learn more at TheParade.org

The parade begins at 8:50 a.m. at the corner of Woodward and Kirby in Midtown. It will travel down Woodward to Congress Ave.

Closed streets:

Woodward Avenue from West Grand Boulevard to Warren will be closed completely through 2 p.m. . Woodward Avenue from Warren to Jefferson will be closeduntil the parade ends on Thursday.
These streets will have limited access

Amsterdam/Piquette from Cass to John R
Harper from Cass to John R
Palmer from Cass to John R
Ferry from Cass to John R
Farnsworth/Putnam from Cass to John R

The following streets will be closed
Michigan at Cass
Fort Street from Trumbull to Woodward
Congress from Shelby to Randolph
Larned from Shelby to Randolph
Shelby from Congress to Michigan

The Detroit People Mover will be free , courtesy of Michelin North America. The People mover runs from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Thursday.