4th on 53rd Parade and Free Festival

Celebrate July 4th in Hyde Park with the 4th on 53rd Parade and Festival! 

The day features a parade with floats, marching bands, community groups, and kids on decorated bikes and scooters on the 1.3-mile route. The parade starts at Hyde Park Bank and ends at Nichols Park with a free festival from 12- 3 p.m. with performances, a petting zoo, bouncy houses, a magician, face painting, and much more. 

Interested in volunteering? Please go here for more information. 

Participation in the parade is also welcome. If you are interested in marching, please go here. 

This is a free event,  but donations are welcome. Please go here to donate. 

For more information about this event, please go here. 

Paid street parking, Harper Court paid parking structure (entrance on S. Lake Park Avenue just south of McDonald's), Harper Avenue paid surface lot (between 53rd Street and 52nd Street).

This is an external partner event. Please contact the organization directly with any questions or concerns: acsrodon@uchicago.edu.