2018 Glenview Holiday In The Park And Parade

GLENVIEW, IL — The village kicks off the holiday season Saturday with the annual Holiday in the Park and Parade. Scheduled festivities in the include a train ride for kids, hay rides and a visit from Santa.

The parade begins at 4 p.m. and heads down Glenview Road from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church headed west down to Jackman Park. There will be carolers, cookies, popcorn, hot chocolate and coffee. The local chamber of commerce has organized the holiday event for nearly a quarter century.

"I think that we've got a couple things that we do here in Glenview that are totally for our residents, and the Holiday Parade is one of the most fun, I think," said Betsy Baer, executive director of the Glenview Chamber of Commerce. "We invite everybody to come down. We include the whole community, Glenbrook South marching band, Glenbrook South choir, and I think it kind of wraps its arms around everything that is Glenview."

Traffic:

• Glenview Road from Harlem Avenue to Washington Street will be closed from about 3 to 4:30 p.m.
• Washington Street will be closed for the event between Glenview Road and Lehigh Avenue.

Nov. 24 also marks Small Business Saturday. The Glenview Chamber of Commerce organizes "Win with The Bear" contest, with a final drawing for a grand prize Dec. 18. See a complete list of participating businesses from the chamber. Pick up an entry form at any one of them and drop it off at Glenview Bank & Trust for a chance to win more than 40 prizes, including a grand prize of a $300 gift certificate to Abt Electronics.