Homecoming Parade Will Close Downtown Batavia Streets, Cause Delays

BATAVIA, IL — Batavia High School will celebrate homecoming Wednesday with its annual parade through downtown Batavia.

Parade units will begin staging between 4 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. at Batavia High School's Wilson Street lot ahead of the parade's prompt 5 p.m. start time. Police said the parade will last one hour, with all roads expected to reopen by 6:15 p.m.

The parade will proceed east on West Wilson Street to Lincoln Street, travel south to go west on Main Street before returning to Batavia High School's Main Street lot. Police said this year's parade route will be the same as last year, which helped alleviate road closures in downtown Batavia.

Traffic will be most impacted on West Wilson Street and Main Street west of Route 31 since both streets will be temporarily closed to make way for the procession. Police said drivers should expect "significant impact on vehicle traffic" along all roads that intersect the route.

All traffic must take a detour via McKee Street or Fabyan Parkway to the north or Route 56 in North Aurora to the south, police said. Cars needing to get to Randall Road from downtown Batavia will be directed to McKee Street or Fabyan Parkway.