{"id":477921,"date":"2026-10-27T06:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/477921\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T06:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:52:44","slug":"lizzo-named-grand-marshal-of-houstons-2026-h-e-b-thanksgiving-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/477921\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo named grand marshal of Houston\u2019s 2026 H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Grammy-winning singer Lizzo will serve as the grand marshal of Houston\u2019s 77th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade, organizers announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The parade is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026, at 9 a.m. in downtown Houston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The annual event is one of the nation\u2019s oldest Thanksgiving Day parades and draws hundreds of thousands of people to downtown Houston each year to celebrate the holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">This year\u2019s parade is expected to feature elaborate floats, performances and family-friendly entertainment as Houstonians gather to kick off the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Lizzo, known for hits including \u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d and \u201cTruth Hurts,\u201d will lead the festivities as grand marshal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade is a longtime Houston tradition that brings families and visitors together on Thanksgiving morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Additional details about the parade, including its lineup and route information, are expected to be announced as the event approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793083964_310_kprc_breaking.webp\" width=\"234\" height=\"50\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf eUxjKG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grammy-winning singer Lizzo will serve as the grand marshal of Houston\u2019s 77th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade, organizers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477922,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57,161473,16653,29709],"class_list":["post-477921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-mayor-turner","tag-thanksgiving-day-parade","tag-tree-lighting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}