Detailed Parade Route

The parade will be staged in the Beach parking lot located on West Jackson Avenue. The first entrant will step-off on Jackson Avenue promptly at 7:00 pm and head east toward downtown Naperville. The parade turns north at Webster Street, where there will be a formal review stand for broadcasting the parade on NCTV. The parade proceeds north along Webster to Van Buren Street, where it will turn west. The parade will then proceed one block along Van Buren Street to Eagle Street where it will end.

Pre-parade Entertainment

A limited number of entertainment acts will perform starting at 6:45 pm on the broadcast stage located at the corner of Jackson and Webster Streets.

Logistics and Parking

Parade participants should plan on parking in any of the city lots near downtown Naperville. Each lot provides designated handicap parking spots. Maps and current capacity status can be found here. The Naperville Public Library parking lot is also available.

Parade attendees should plan on arriving early to get a place along the parade route sidewalks. Barriers will be in place to ensure viewers remain on the sidewalk at all times.

A special designated handicap viewing area will be located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Jackson and Webster Streets on the Riverwalk-side, adjacent to the Dandelion fountain. Access is best by parking in the designated spots in the Naperville Municipal Center or Naperville Township parking lots, then proceeding across the James & Harold Moser Covered Bridge. The parade will be staged in the Beach parking lot located on West Jackson Avenue. The first entrant will step-off on Jackson Avenue promptly at 7:00 pm and head east toward downtown Naperville. The parade turns north at Webster Street, where there will be a formal review stand for broadcasting the parade on NCTV.

Street Closures

Please note that any vehicles parked on parade route streets will be subject to tow starting at 3:00 p.m. on the day of the parade. Parade route streets will return to regular traffic at 9:00 p.m.

NCTV Broadcast

Can’t attend the parade in person? You can watch the parade starting at 6:30 pm on Friday, November 29 via a live stream at NCTV17.org. You can also watch live at the same time on Channel 17 (on Comcast & WOW!) and Channel 99 on AT&T U-verse. The parade will be rebroadcast on NCTV17 and available for viewing online at NCTV17.org, beginning on Monday, December 2 at 7:00 pm.