Saturday, 4th of July

7:30am : Liberty Loop 5K Run/Walk Techny Prairie Park & Fields. Enjoy an annual holiday tradition with a scenic run or walk on a certified 5K course through Techny Prairie Park and Fields (1750 Techny Road) and Meadowhill Park (1479 Maple Avenue). Winners receive medals, and pre-registered participants receive a dry-fit T-shirt and gift bag.

8:30am: Liberty Lap Fun Run Techny Prairie Park & Fields. This one-mile modified Liberty Loop course welcomes junior joggers. The course starts and finishes at the same location as the 5K and winds along the Trail Through Time. Young runners receive a T-shirt, gift bag and a miniature American flag at the finish line.

4:00pm: Northbrook 4th of July Parade Cherry Lane at Westmoor School. The Northbrook 4th of July Parade will step off promptly at 4pm. The route will start just west of Westmoor School (2500 Cherry Lane) ending at Village Hall (1225 Cedar Lane).

7:00pm: DJ Entertainment at the Velodrome Ed Rudolph Velodrome. The Northbrook community is invited to gather at Meadowhill Park (1479 Maple Avenue) for some pre-fireworks DJ entertainment at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome.

Dusk Northbrook 4th of July Fireworks Ed Rudolph Velodrome: Finish your 4th of July celebration with a boom at the spectacular fireworks display at dusk, which can be viewed from Meadowhill Park (1479 Maple Avenue) and Techny Prairie Park and Fields (1750 Techny Road).

The Northbrook community has enjoyed a Fourth of July celebration every year since at least 1949, when a newspaper article reported that 150 spectators attended a small parade. A fireworks program began in the mid-1950s. The early shows were a joint effort of the Northbrook Jaycees and the American Legion and took place at Glenbrook North High School.
In 1966, the Northbrook parade attracted national attention. That was the year that the Park District, YMCA, scouts, and civic and neighborhood groups carried 1,000 transistor radios while marching from Greenbriar School to Village Green Park. The radios were tuned to a local radio station playing patriotic music. The parade―without bands―drew an estimated 22,000 spectators and was featured on WMAQ-TV News, the national NBC Huntley Brinkley Report, and on The Today Show the following morning. The parade was so successful that it was repeated in 1967.
In 1968, the Northbrook 4th of July Association was formed by representatives of the Jaycees, Northbrook Civic Foundation, American Legion and Knights of Columbus―with support from the Village―to sponsor the parade and the fireworks. The all-volunteer association became an Illinois Not-For-Profit Corporation on June 20, 1968.
Breakfast in the Park was added as part of the Bicentennial festivities in 1976, and an ice cream social was held for the first time in 2006 in conjunction with Park Fest.

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