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Wednesday, 2 November, 2011 1:22 AM

Grandstand Tickets Now On Sale for the 85th America's Thanksgiving Parade®

Each Grandstand Ticket Purchased Includes a Commemorative 2011 Parade Pin!

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DETROIT – The Parade Company is celebrating “So Much To Believe In” at the 85th America’s Thanksgiving Parade®, one of the country’s oldest, largest and most celebrated parades. Hundreds of thousands of spectators will make their way to downtown Detroit on Thursday, November 24, 2011 to enjoy the fun and magic of this year’s Parade and there’s no better way to enjoy it and support The Parade Company, a non-profit organization, than by purchasing a 2011 Grandstand ticket, which are on sale starting today.

Grandstand seats offer parade-goers a prime location in downtown Detroit, with the ability to see, live and up close, more than 60 units of your favorite floats, balloons, marching bands, specialty acts and celebrity guests. With up to 10,000 seats available, Grandstand tickets are easy to order and parade-goers can choose from five different options, including:

• Character Breakfast and Grandstand Seat – held at The Tiger Club inside Comerica Park, guests will get to have fun at this great family breakfast along with Clownie and a bunch of his character friends! Grandstand seats are near Foxtown and are priced at $50 each.
• Grandstand Seat with Breakfast – seating includes access to The Parade Company’s pre-Parade breakfast. Locations include the Hard Rock Café on Monroe Street and Cheli’s Chili Bar on E. Adams Avenue. Grandstand seats are located in Grand Circus Park and Campus Martius area and are priced at $45 each.
• TV Zone Grandstand Seat – seating is located in the Merchants Row area where the Parade is broadcast live to millions. These tickets also include viewing of WDIV Local 4’s one hour pre-show. These tickets are priced at $40 each.
• Reserved Grandstand Seat – seating is located at Campus Martius and these tickets are priced at $35 each.
• General Admission Grandstand Seat – seating is located at step-off (Mack and Woodward Avenue), Foxtown and Grand Circus Park and these tickets are priced at $30 each.

Group rates are also available at discount prices and this year, each ticket purchase includes a commemorative 2011 Parade Pin! Grandstand tickets are non-refundable and can be ordered at www.theparade.org and by emailing grandstands@theparade.org or by calling 313.923.7400.

America’s Thanksgiving Parade®, one of the country’s oldest, largest and most celebrated parades, will step-off at Woodward Avenue and Mack on Thursday, November 24 at 9:20 a.m. and end at Woodward Avenue and Congress in downtown Detroit. The two-hour Parade will be featured on WDIV-TV Local 4 including a one-hour national broadcast reaching more than 65 million households nationwide. News/Talk 760 WJR will also broadcast live from the Parade. For more information on The Parade Company, visit www.theparade.org or call 313.923.7400.

About The Parade Company

Founded in 1984, The Parade Company is a not-for-profit organization governed by the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation whose board of directors is comprised of key civic and corporate leaders in the greater Detroit region. The Parade Company is celebrating 85 years of Parade tradition in Detroit. The mission is to fund, create and execute the best family events in metro Detroit. The Parade Company staff, the board of directors and thousands of parade volunteers work year-round to bring a wide variety of magnificent events to the City of Detroit each year including the Target Fireworks, Fifth Third Turkey Trot and America's Thanksgiving Parade®.

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