| Things To Do: 100 Events Found; Nov 25, 2009 - Nov 25, 2010
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Tree Lighting Ceremony |  Daley Plaza, Chicago
25 Nov 2009 (annual)
Chicago's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is really something. The enormous tree illuminates the plaza and festive crowds are entertained with a special programme of live music from local choirs and marching bands. |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |  Macy's New York, New York City
26 Nov 2009 (annual)
Celebrating Thanksgiving Day, Macy's colourful parade is one of New York's best. It features clowns, floats, marching bands and plenty of celebrities. Gigantic helium balloons shaped like cartoon heroes reaching high into the sky steal the show. |
Chicago Thanksgiving Parade |  Chicago
26 Nov 2009 (annual)
Dating back to 1934, the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade tempts 350,000 people onto the streets, with another 1.5 million watching on TV. In the nippy autumn air marchers proceed up State Street - from Congress Street north to Randolph Street. |
H-E-B Holiday Parade | Houston
26 Nov 2009 (annual)
Houston's Thanksgiving Day H-E-B Holiday Parade is a calendar highlight. Around 3000 participants put on a show for 400,000 spectators, kicking off the holiday season with a procession of floats, giant balloons and marching bands through downtown Houston. |
Uptown Holiday Lighting |  Post Oak Boulevard, Houston
26 Nov 2009 (annual)
Houston's penchant for the big and the bold shines through during the Uptown Tree Lighting on Post Oak Boulevard. Visitors enjoy around 80 Christmas trees, a plethora of illuminated buildings, half a million twinkling fairy lights and fireworks. |
Turkey Trot | Dana Point, California
26 Nov 2009 (annual)
Kick-start your metabolism for the holiday season with Dana Point's annual Turkey Trot. The trot, which includes a 5K and 10K and features a kids' race, takes in the beautiful beaches, majestic cliffs and coves of Dana Point California. |
Word | Rawhide II, San Francisco
Nov 2009 (monthly)
Brought to you by Massive Selector, this club night features some of the finest hip-hop, original breaks, reggae dancehall and funky house from resident DJs the Unsung Heroes (PantyROBber, D-soul-IV-reel, and DJ Politik), along with 100-Proof, Malex and special guests. |
Atlanta Marathon & Half Marathon | Atlanta
26 Nov 2009 (annual)
First held in 1963, a year before the present organiser - Atlanta Track Club - was founded, Atlanta Marathon & Half Marathon is the oldest marathon in the South. Each year about 1000 competitors take part in the event |
America's Thanksgiving Parade® |  Detroit
26 Nov 2009 (annual)
America's Thanksgiving Parade® first marched down Detroit's Woodward Avenue in 1924. With the exception of a war-time break, it has attracted huge crowds every year since. Expect amazing floats, live entertainment and supporting events including and the Hob Nobble Gobble®. |
Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro |  Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
27 Nov 2009 (various dates)
Mozart's comic masterpiece, Le Nozze di Figaro, returns to New York's Metropolitan Opera House with some of opera's most notable young talent, many of them in company debuts or new roles. Danielle de Niese sings Susanna, paired with the Figaro of John Relyea. |
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