On Thanksgiving Day, the People Mover operates from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and will be a hub of activity, starting with the free "Hot Cocoa and Handwarmers" event at Grand Circus Park Station from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Race spectators and families can stop in for the giveaways while America’s Thanksgiving parade travels down Woodward Avenue. The station is located at 1 Park St., between Woodward and Washington Blvd., next to the Autograph David Whitney Hotel.

Three DPM stations are close to parade viewing: on Woodward Ave. (Broadway, Grand Circus Park) and the grandstands near Campus Martius (Cadillac Center). All DPM stations will be open except Times Square Station, which is closed for the winter season to complete platform resurfacing.