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72nd AnnualNovant Health Thanksgiving Day ParadeCharlotte, North Carolina
For More Information
Web: NovantHealth ThanksgivingParade.com Email: Margo Goodale, Charlotte Center City Partners Mail: 200 S. Tryon Street, Suite 1600, Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone: 704-332-2227 If you're interested in entering your band in the Novant Health Thanksgiving Day Parade, please request an application from Margo Goodale at the contact info above.
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The largest Thanksgiving Day parade in the Southeast returns to Charlotte with a magical showcase of larger-than-life floats and
balloons, nationally known recording artists, marching bands, dance teams and plenty of surprises.
The Novant Health Thanksgiving Day Parade began as a small local holiday parade in Charlotte in 1947. Hundreds of thousands of participants, volunteers, sponsors, families and friends have centered their Thanksgiving traditions around this annual event. With Novant Health as title sponsor since 2013, the parade continues to increase in size and spectacle each year, delighting more than 110,000 people along Tryon Street and reaching more than 1.5 million homes through the annual TV broadcast. The parade travels along Tryon Street through Uptown Charlotte. The lineup includes space for 16 marching bands, and bands from across the region and the country are encouraged to apply. High school bands are judged by qualified adjudicators and trophies are awarded to all participants, along with $9,000 in cash prizes allocated to the top bands. In addition, a small number of honorariums are available for traveling marching bands. Charlotte Center City Partners is excited to announce the revival of the Marching Band Scholarship Program. Marching bands have been an integral part of the Thanksgiving Day Parade since it first began in 1947 and after a brief hiatus, the scholarship program has returned to encourage students to continue their musical practices beyond high school. The program includes three $1,000 grant scholarships and the $2,500 Queen Charlotte Music Scholarship. 2017 Participating Bands
• Ashe County High School Marching Band, West Jefferson, NC • East Burke High School Cavalier Marching Band, Connelly Springs, NC • Harding University High School Marching Band, Charlotte, NC • Independence High School Marching Band, Charlotte, NC • Mallard Creek High School Marching Band, Charlotte, NC • Myers Park High School Marching Band, Charlotte, NC • North Lincoln High School Band of Knights, Lincolnton, NC • West Mecklenburg High School Marching Band, Charlotte, NC 2016 Band Competition Results
Top three bands from last year's competition.
1st Place: George Washington High School, Danville, VA 2nd Place: North Lincoln High School, Lincolnton, NC 3rd Place: East Burke High School, Connelly Springs, NC 2016 Parade Highlights
• Grand Marshal Anthony Hamilton
• Performance by The Voice contestant Teresa Guidry • Performance by pop duo Tryon, whose song "Somebody To Love Me" has been featured on the National Top 40 charts • Miss NC 2016 McKenzie Faggart and Miss SC 2016 Rachel Wyatt • Tribute to our military service members and their families • Special appearance by Lenoir Rhyne University Marching Band and UNC Charlotte Marching Band • Featuring over 120 units, 14 floats, 7 segwalloons and the debut of a 20-foot tall elf marionette • More than 1,500 marching band participants Future Dates
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Thursday, November 28, 2019 Thursday, November 26, 2020 (Always held on Thanksgiving morning) For More Information
Web: NovantHealthThanksgivingParade.com
Email: Margo Goodale, Charlotte Center City Partners Mail: 200 S. Tryon Street, Suite 1600, Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone: 704-332-2227 If you're interested in entering your band in the Novant Health Thanksgiving Day Parade, please request an application from Margo Goodale at the contact info above. Novant Health Thanksgiving Day Parade Video |