Ford Holiday River Parade

Dinner at Biga on the Banks and then a riverside parade seat to watch the Ford Holiday Parade. Ford Holiday Parade is coming up on Friday, November 27th: Purchase your Parade Packages and enjoy Dinner at Biga, then riverside seat to view parade! Come join us for a festive evening at Biga on the Banks! Enjoy a delicious dinner before heading out to watch the Ford Holiday Parade from your prime riverside seat. It's the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with great food and a spectacular parade. Don't miss out on this exciting event! How it works... Dinner: Once you arrive, you will be seated at a table in the Biga dining room where you will be ordering from a 3 course menu. The ticket price includes food (ordered from the Holiday River Parade menu), your parade seat, tax and gratuity. Any additional items like drinks will be billed to you and payment will be made before any guests in your party claim their parade seats. Biga doors open at 5pm. (We ask that all parade package participants arrive no later than 5:15. This will allow you enough time to eat dinner before the parade starts.) MENU... Our menus are always a work in progress. Chef inspiration could cause this menu to change, but, here is how it is shaping up so far... Adults $125* / Kids 12 and under $75* *Price includes Dinner (see menu below), parade seat, tax and gratuity. Other items (drinks, or any additional items will be billed before you move to your parade seats. 1st Course: Choice of Turkey Pozole Verde, garnished with cabbage, watermelon radish & lime Mixed tender greens, spinach, radicchio & frisee, roasted winter squash, candied pepitas, buttermilk blue cheese, pears, warm maple vinaigrette Seafood Trio, Gulf shrimp cocktail, Blue crab corn fritter with remoulade, Black Point Gulf oyster half shell, charred pineapple mignonette, horseradish powder Sampler of Brioche toast point, house ricotta, citrus marmalade, Soft pretzel with spicy honey mustard, Golden beet gazpacho, pistachio dukkah Sampling of Turkey salad on ginger snap, Monte Cristo, Crispy maple-pineapple glazed ham with Amy’s biscuits, Calabrian chili pimento cheese 2nd Course: Choice of Seared Natural Sea Scallops & Gulf Shrimp, lemony orzo, black garlic pomodoro, Texas mushrooms, olives, charred summer squash, chive oil, garlic chips Gulf Red Fish or North Sea Salmon, brown butter carrot puree, curried potato croquettes, pickled carrots, burnt figs, pistachio dukkah Herb Roasted Beef Hanger, frites, grilled asparagus, chimichurri, jammy tomato, Worcestershire streak sauce Mustard crusted Australian Lamb Rack, cheesy Texas grits, marinated feta, baby carrots, mushroom veal reduction Cilantro Risotto with charred orange pico, crispy hominy, fried cilantro 3rd Course: Choice of Eggnog Crème Brulee with hazelnut red currant thumbprint cookie Chocolate Mint Mousse with raspberries, crème de menthe crème anglaise, chocolate cookie Warm Cranberry Pistachio Bread Pudding with grand mariner sauce, pistachio ice cream, white chocolate crème anglaise, stained glass oranges Kids: 12 and under (Choice of) Turkey and cheese quesadillas with fruit & fries Beef, mashed potatoes, green vegetable Chicken fingers, fries, and fruit Pasta, alfredo or marinara, with turkey or shrimp Dessert: Walnut brownie, chocolate chip cookie or Adult dessert Once dinner is finished you will vacate your table and grab your riverside seat to view the parade. Parade: The parade will be in our area right at 6:45pm. Parade seats are located on the river side of the International Center (We'll point you in the right direction!). Seats are randomly assigned. If you wish to have parade seats next to family or friends that have also purchased Biga Day of the Dead River Parade tickets, please indicate this when we confirm your reservation. Requests for specific parade seat placement will not be considered. A limited bar will be available to purchase drinks during the first half of the parade. Keep in mind that glass containers are not allowed on the River Walk during the parade. THIS IS A "RAIN OR SHINE EVENT". If the parade is cancelled for reasons beyond our control, we still welcome you to enjoy the Lighting of the River Menu. Parking: Probably not! Biga usually is able to offer $10 parking on a first come first serve basis to our guests. HOWEVER, PARADE NIGHTS ARE PROBLEMATIC FOR ANY PARKING DOWNTOWN. WE SUGGEST RIDE SHARE SERVICES LIKE LYFT OR UBER to get you downtown.