The Chicago Thanksgiving Parade represents the diversity, culture and community of one of the largest cities in the North America. The Parade embraces all traditions and gathers visitors and residents to celebrate Thanksgiving. 

The parade has featured groups representing their respective cultures in past years:  African, Assyrian, Bolivian, Canadian, Chinese, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Filipino, German, Greek, Guatemalan, Hawaiian, Indian, Indonesian, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Mexican, Peruvian, Persian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Scottish, Spanish, Taiwanese, Ukranian.