Village Organizing July 4 'Porch Parade' As Alternative To Cancelled Celebration

Press release from the Village of Northbrook:

June 11, 2020

As an alternative to the traditional 4th of July parade, Northbrook residents are invited to create their own "floats" by decorating their porch, house, front yard, or front window! Participating households must submit their address by July 1 for a chance win and to be added to an interactive parade route map. The interactive map will be shared via the Village website, social, media, or by texting 4THJULY to 888777.

1st and 2nd place winners in four categories will be selected by ’celebrity judges’. The four categories are: overall best, most patriotic, most original, and most likely to make you smile. Stay tuned for prize details!

Displays will be up throughout the day, but community members are encouraged to travel the parade route from 2-4pm - when they’ll find special giveaways along the parade route.

Decoration Rules & Regulations

• Displays must be fully decorated by 10am on Saturday, July 4.
• Display MUST BE appropriate for a family audience.
• Displays should not focus on religious, political campaigning, ideology, or controversial themes or issues. Use of political signs, social or political material is not permitted for this event.
• Displays are not a place for commercial marketing. Businesses are welcomed and encouraged to participate with a focus on the mission of bringing community together while staying home.
• The Village of Northbrook reserves the right to exclude any displays that do not meet our guidelines or that feature content not aligned with our mission.
• Registrations are limited to one per household, per location.
• Registration for the “Porch Parade” and/or tagging with related photos or videos on social media, grants the Village of Northbrook permission to use your images, media and footage on any platform.

This press release was produced by the Village of Northbrook. The views expressed here are the author’s own.