Gobble Up These Thanksgiving Celebrations

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Nov 15, 2018, 08:00 ET

CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking for something more to do that eat over the Thanksgiving holiday? The travel experts at The GO Group found these great activities to keep you busy and away from the leftover pumpkin pie.

The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the world's largest parade. The tradition started in 1924 when Bamberger store employees marched to Macy's flagship store on 34^th Street dressed in vibrant costumes along with floats, professional bangs and animals from the Central Park Zoo.

Work off the extra calories at the Mile High United Way's Annual Turkey Trot in Denver, Col. For the last 45 years the United Way has hosted the Mile High Turkey Trot which draws more than 20,000 people to Washington Park in Denver. Proceeds support educational initiatives to ensure young people graduate from high school ready for a career or college.

For those who can't resist a deal, the Black Friday at Mall of America features more than 500 shops plus numerous services and amenities. Be one of the 20,000 visitors who start their Thanksgiving Day by participating in the Walk to End Hunger to provide food for more than 1 million residents in the Twin Cities.

Macy's may boast the best-known branded Thanksgiving parade out there, but it's far from the only one. If you live anywhere near Chicago, you'll definitely want to race to State Street for Uncle Dan's Thanksgiving Day Parade to catch more than 100 spectacles with a mix of fire twirlers, soul steppers, and floats featuring some of your favorite characters.

Grab your Fastpass and Family and visit the magic land of Disney. Each theme park from Magic Kingdom to Epcot will be decorated by pumpkins, scarecrows and gourds. The Epcot center will present the American Adventure show which is packed with innovative visual efforts, patriotic songs and audio animatronics.

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