• The Fourth of July parade will take place @4pm on July 4th
• Fireworks will take place at dusk. 
• Parade Route Highlights. This year the route will be slightly reduced from a 1 mile route to a 0.7 mile route. The new route will start just west of Westmoor School, 2500 Cherry Lane, and will end at Village Hall, 1225 Cedar Lane.
• Parking. Village staff will be staging parking restriction signage and materials for the parade and fireworks starting June 29. These no parking zones are designed to allow emergency vehicle access in the event of an emergency at these events. While the signs might be placed prior to the events, these parking restrictions will only be enforced for July 4 activities.
• Liberty Loop 5K Run/Walk this year. New date, Saturday, July 1 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM. Participants will enjoy 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, gift bag and post-race snacks. Children 5 and under can run/walk at no charge but need to be registered. Children ages 4 through 10 are invited to register for the Liberty Lap Fun Run, a shorter one mile course through the Trail Through Time. Registration is currently open for both events at nbparks.org and race day registration will be offered from 6:15 – 7:15 AM on Saturday, July 1 inside Techny Prairie Activity Center, 180 Anets Drive. For more information, call 847-291-2993.

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.