The National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation 16th Annual Thanksgiving Day Event will take place on: 

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Bryant Park New York City. 

• 8:00 am Doors open & Breakfast begins at Bryant Park Grill 


• 9:30 am Parade begins – move to 6th Avenue viewing area 


• 10:30 am Bryant Park Grill will CLOSE – Rooftop VIP lounge remains open until 12:00 noon


• 11:45 am Parade ends 

Your winning bid provides you with 4 VIP TICKETS to this one-of-a-kind event which is by invitation only – tickets are not available to the public!

Two blocks of the parade route in front of Bryant Park will be cordoned off for guests to have a front row view of the parade as it passes by between 9:30 am – 11:30 am. 

Doors will open at 8:00 am with a hot buffet breakfast and special discounts will be available to our guests at Winter Village at Bryant Park skating rink and at the holiday shopping kiosks before or after the parade. 

In cooperation with the New York Police Department, the Fire Department of New York and the Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J., the National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children's Foundation holds an annual Thanksgiving Day Parade event for families who have suffered a line of duty loss. 

A brief presentation will take place inside the Bryant Park Grill, during breakfast, so that NLEAFCF can present our 2016 Hero Awards (including a Public Service Award to former Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano), honor our partners and families from the Port Authority Police of NY & NJ, the Fire Department of NY, the NY Police Department, and thank our generous sponsors.