The oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the nation marches through Center City and up the Ben Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the nation will kick off the holiday season as it marches through Center City and up the Ben Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

There is no better way to start the holiday season than with the parade that started them all - The 6abc Dunkin' Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Ashley Anders, of Center City, can’t remember missing a Thanksgiving Day parade in her entire 49 years. She also can’t remember a Thanksgiving Day when it rained during the entire event. She’s attended when it has been 80 degrees and when it was freezing — but never when it was raining.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The countdown is on to the 6abc Dunkin' Thanksgiving Day Parade and we have a star-studded lineup joining us for the big event!

The rain couldn't damper the enthusiasm this morning at Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade. There were marching bands, giant balloons, and floats on the route from Center City up the Ben Franklin Parkway.