Marching Band Contest sponsored by Schnucks and US Bank

The 2008 AmerenUE St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade begins at 8:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving Morning -Thursday, November 27, 2008

2008 Honorary Grand Marshal
St. Louis native and NASA astronaut, Major Robert Behnken, will serve as Honorary Grand Marshal of this year's Parade. A graduate of Pattonville High School and Washington University, Robert is a Major in the United States Air Force and served as a Mission Specialist on the STS-123 shuttle mission to the International Space Station in March of this year.

Giant Helium Balloons:
SPONSOR CHARACTER
AmerenUE Louie the Lightening Bug
US Bank Rudolph
Schnucks St. Nick
Emerson Drummer Boy
AT&T Mistletoes
Partnership for Downtown St. Louis Buzz the Astronaut
Gateway Arch Riverfront Felix the Cat
Clear Channel Radio Blue Angel Airplane
Switch Space Shuttle