Lots of towns and cities have parades around now to bring out the community and celebs to celebrate and build community. Think of it as one of the benefits we get from our local taxes. The annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (Los Angeles), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NYC), Chicago Thanksgiving Parade, The Mayor’s Annual Christmas Parade (Baltimore, Md.), etc.

Couldn’t go this year but we’ve always enjoyed it.
It’s a parade… not sure why it has to have a history?

It’s a parade. Jesus, what a bunch of joyless robots we have here.

Super dumb. What a waste.

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It's free no tickets required

MoCo Olympian Thea LaFond, a former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher and Silver Spring resident, competed in track and field for Dominica in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. LaFond set a national record for her birth country and secured the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Dominica in the women’s triple jump.

MoCo Olympian, Aaron Ghebre Owusu, a first-time Olympian, represented his birth country of Eritrea in the men’s 50-meter freestyle swim in the Paris Olympics.

Monty an inflatable penguin! Monty the Penguin is Silver Spring’s unofficial mascot and comes from the Sally Callmer Thompson mural, “Penguin Rush Hour” outside the Silver Spring Metro station.

Anonymous wrote:What's the point of this parade? Is there some history that you can tell us here? Trying to compete with NYC T-giving parade ? Community building?? Couldn't they use the $ for something else?

Started in 1997

a visit from Santa!!!

150 units in this parade

Same as any other parade or community event.

It's so windy today

Larger than life inflatable turkeys and penguins, glittering floats, marching bands, dancing groups, and Santa and his elves!

The Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade is the only Thanksgiving Parade in the metro DC area.

Held in downtown Silver Spring, the exciting parade traditionally heralds the start of the holiday season.

What's the point of this parade? Is there some history that you can tell us here? Trying to compete with NYC T-giving parade ? Community building?? Couldn't they use the $ for something else?