Skokie Fireworks: Fourth of July 2017 Celebration

Celebrate America’s Birthday at the 33rd annual Skokie Fourth of July Parade beginning at noon on Tuesday, July 4 in Downtown Skokie. The route starts at Oakton Community College on Lincoln Avenue, proceeds to Oakton Street in Downtown Skokie and concludes at Oakton Park. The parade takes place rain or shine. Roger Badesch from WGN Radio is back as Parade Reviewing Stand announcer, and the 2017 Grand Marshal is Dave Kaplan, ESPN Radio host who grew up in Skokie.

The parade is followed by an evening of family festivities at Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton Street, beginning at 5 p.m. Musical entertainment starts at 6 p.m. End the evening with a spectacular 3-D fireworks celebration scheduled for dusk. The fireworks are sponsored by the Village of Skokie and the Skokie Park District.

Event sponsors include the Village of Skokie and the Skokie Park District. The parade is followed by an evening of family festivities at Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton Street. The gates open at 5 p.m., musical entertainment begins at 6 p.m. and the evening ends with a spectacular, 3-D fireworks celebration scheduled for dusk. The fireworks are sponsored by the Village of Skokie, Skokie Park District and Niles Township High School District 219.

For more information on the 2016 Skokie Fourth of July parade, please visit www.skokie4th.org or call 847/933-8210. Consider arriving early and having breakfast, brunch or an early lunch at one of Downtown Skokie’s great restaurants! Visit www.downtownskokie.org for info.