Register for Northbrook's Liberty Loop & Lap Returning Next Week

Running the Northbrook Park District's scenic Liberty Loop & Lap on the Fourth of July has become an annual tradition for the Schmidt family, children and adults included. The event on July 4 features a certified Liberty Loop 5K Run/Walk and a 1-mile Liberty Lap Fun Run, both starting and ending at Techny Prairie Park and Fields in Northbrook.

7:30am • Liberty Loop 5K Run/Walk

Enjoy an annual holiday tradition with a scenic run or walk on a certified 5K course through Techny Prairie Park and Fields and Meadowhill Park. Winners receive medals, and pre-registered participants receive a dry-fit T-shirt and gift bag.

8:30am • Liberty Lap Fun Run

This one-mile 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.

4pm - Northbrook 4th Of July Parade
Cherry & Cedar Lane
The Northbrook 4th of July Parade will begin immediately following the Bike Parade. The route will start just west of Westmoor School (2500 Cherry Lane) ending at Village Hall (1225 Cedar Lane).

7pm - 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).

Bike Parad

Parade

Fireworks

Liberty Loop 5K Run/Walk

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.