Just wondering if anyone else knows about the Stamford Thanksgiving Parade and what your thoughts are on it.
It's probably advertised a lot more in Fairfield than in Westchester (since no one in my circle of friends ever heard of it) I would've never known about this if Virgin Atlantic wasn't a sponsor back when my wife worked there (they're not anymore), amazing considering when I describe below what it is for those who may not know. We actually had the pleasure of being balloon handlers for this event for a couple of years earlier this decade, it was a lot of fun.
Anyway, especially if you have kids, it's a relatively traffic-hassle free, less crowded alternative to taking your little kids to the Macy's Parade. They always hold it on the Sunday before Thanksgiving (to not directly compete with Macy's) and the balloons are just as big and have all the major characters (albeit different ones from Macy's to again not directly compete). You can even go the night before to see the balloons get blown up.
I believe it was started about 15 years ago, and has grown to the point where they are going to have a fairly famous Grand Marshal this year (couple Maury Povich and Connie Chung). We've gone with our kids every year for the past 5 years or so and really enjoy it (in fact one year we went to both this AND Macy's).
It's a week from today, so I just thought I'd note it to everyone. Here's the website for more info:
UBS Parade Minisite 09 - Stamford SDSSD Enjoy!
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