Dozens lined the streets of Downtown Silver Spring to welcome in the holiday season at the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade Saturday morning. The parade is the only Thanksgiving parade in the Washington, D.C. metro area, and featured several holiday-themed floats and inflatables from county departments and local organizations, high school marching bands from Montgomery County and Washington, D.C., several area dance groups representing different cultures, dog training groups, Girl Scout troops, Black Greek alumni organizations, pageant winners and more.
The parade ended with a Hanukkah bear inflatable and Santa, Mrs. Claus and their reindeer ushering in the upcoming December holidays. This is the first year Mrs. Claus appeared in the parade.
View a photo gallery of the event below:
Santa and Mrs. Claus 
Hanukkah Bear 
Montgomery Parks float 
Fundacion Elena Ballet Folkrlorico Mexicano dancers 
John F. Kennedy High School Marching Band 
Montgomery County Department of Transportation zebra mascot 
Montgomery Parks owl mascot 
Miss Germantown – Miss America pageant 
Mr. Maryland 
Maryland Youth Ballet 
Panamanian Marching Band of Maryland 
Silver Spring penguin 
San Simon Virginia USA dancers