This year's parade will be the best one yet with the theme...

The City of Naperville & the Naperville Jaycees

Celebrate our Award-winning Community

The Parade is scheduled for:

Monday, September 6, 2004 beginning at 10:00 a.m. sharp. 

Sponsored by: Chicago Tribune

Money Magazine recently named Naperville as the one of the best places to live in America.  The 2004 parade theme is “The City of Naperville and The Naperville Jaycees Celebrate our Award-Winning Community”.  We encourage everyone to come enjoy the Labor Day Parade, come out and show your community spirit.  Parade entries will show off why Naperville won this award.

The 2004 Grand Marshall is the Honorable Mayor A. George Pradel.  Mayor A. George Pradel has been Naperville’s mayor since May 1, 1995.  Prior to that, he had served in the Naperville Police Department for 29 years.  He is very active in the community with groups and organizations such as the Naperville Lions Club, Naperville Rotary Club, American Cancer Society, Illinois Police Association, DuPage County Association and the Naperville Marines, VFW, American Legion, and the Naperville Jaycees.  Mayor Pradel is an ambassador and advocate to our community and we are honored to have him lead our parade.

Parade route:  The parade begins at the corner of Mill Street and 5^th Avenue, by Naperville North High School.  It will proceed south on Mill Street, east on Jefferson Avenue, south on Main Street, west on Porter, and end in the parking lot behind Naperville Central High School.

Streets along the parade route close at 9:00 a.m. 

Please note: we will only consider canceling in the event that the National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warnings for the City of Naperville.

Are you a parade participant? Click the banner above to be connected to the 2004 line-up, directions, and event details!

NEW THIS YEAR!

The 2004 Jaycees LAST FLING

 features a new event this year

for the runners in our community!

Click the logo on the left to be

connected to the event page!