This year’s H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale as the 2019 Grand Marshal, where he will join Mayor Sylvester Turner in kicking off the holiday season, according to a news release.

The 70th annual parade will take place on Thursday, November 28 in downtown Houston, and will showcase 13 festive floats and 12 high-flying balloons.

"We are thrilled to have Mack lead the parade and begin Houston’s 2019 holiday celebrations,” Mayor Turner said. “He is an important, unique part of the Houston community as an entrepreneur who continuously and generously supports economic growth, people in need, and disaster relief."

H-E-B announced their Thanksgiving spectacle will feature dazzling shows from various performing groups, marching bands, and a carnival-themed number from The Greatest Showman, performed by Simone Gundy - a local contestant on The Voice - and talent from the Houston Contemporary Second Company, and Aldine Carver Dance Company.





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The H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade is free to the public and open for lawn chairs and blankets along the route. The parade also offers a limited number of premium seats, which can be purchased for $28 each.

“It is an honor to serve as the grand marshal for Houston’s 70th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade,” said 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale. “Thanksgiving is about tradition, coming together and giving thanks, and I am blessed to kick off the 2019 holiday season with my community.”

For more information, visit www.houstonthanksgivingparade.org.

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