The Bancroft Thanksgiving Parade might be small, but it has heart.

Bancroft’s version of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade might be small in size, but there is nothing else like it in Putnam County. This annual event has brought holiday joy to Bancroft on Thanksgiving mornings for the past five years. The street parade originated during the COVID pandemic, a time in which social distancing practices prohibited large groups from gathering. All around the country, towns would hold street parades as a way of bringing cheer to residents during the lockdown. The Bancroft Thanksgiving Parade was both the first parade held in Bancroft and the first Thanksgiving parade held in Putnam County.