About This Exhibit

Detroit Thanksgiving Parade logo with a clown and festive colors.

For 100 years America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Gardner White has delighted generations of Detroiters.  

Since its debut in 1924, the Parade has grown into the city’s most cherished tradition – the official beginning of the holiday season in Detroit –  that fills the city’s streets with dazzling floats, larger-than-life balloons, marching bands, and community spirit. Celebrate the event's milestone anniversary with a new exhibition of artifacts and stories from The Parade Company in the Robert and Mary Ann Bury Community Gallery, just in time for the holiday season.

The Robert and Mary Ann Bury Community Gallery is a changing exhibition space made available to local historical societies, museums, non-profit organizations and educational institutions, selected for their contributions to the metro Detroit community. Organizations are featured in order to share their stories and provide new perspectives on the issues, ideas and individuals that have shaped our region’s rich history. It was officially renamed as a tribute to retiring long-time Executive Director Bob Bury and dedicated in a ceremony on November 1, 2018.   

Our Community Gallery program received the 2020 Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local History! Learn more 

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