Palos Heights Plans Patriotic Independence Day Celebration

PALOS HEIGHTS, IL — Palos Heights is celebrating America’s birthday with a good, old fashioned Independence Day Celebration featuring inflatables, bands, fireworks on July 3, and a parade on July 4, at Memorial/Community Park, 7607 W. College Drive.

An event for the kids will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 3, featuring inflatables and games. Pre-sale wristbands for residents are $15 per child through June 30; $20 day-of-event. A wristband is required to play in the inflatables.

Gates open at 5 p.m. for the evening concert and fireworks. A DJ spins the tunes from 5 to 6:45 p.m. From 7 to 9 p.m. Soda – the human jukebox machine – takes the stage. Fireworks will be blasted off at 9:15 p.m.

A beer tent and food vendors will be open during the event from 5 to 9:15 p.m.

Lake Katherine Nature Center is hosting a bash coinciding with the Palos Heights celebration on July 3. Fireworks begin at dusk and there is free entry for all. Optional tickets for $30 are available for a gathering in the clubhouse starting at 7 p.m., including drinks and light snacks. The nature center is located at 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights. Register and purchase tickets online.

On Tuesday, July 4, the Palos Heights Fourth of July Parade steps off at noon. The parade begins at Harris Bank, 12534 S Harlem Ave, and travels north down Harlem Avenue to 119th Place.

The “sensory friendly” block also returns to the parade for a second year courtesy of the Palos Heights Recreation Department and SWSRA (Southwest Special Recreation Association). The "sensory friendly block" is designed to provide a less stimulating environment to individuals with sensitivities to sensory input. There will be no lights, sirens or music located at Harlem and 120th Street to Harlem and Route 83.