4th of July

Highland Park's annual Fourth of July parade was a blast. With over 40 floats and hundreds of participants, a good time was had by all. Weeks of planning and preparation paid off with Ravinia winning a first place trophy in the float competition for the sixth consecutive year.



More than 5,000 plastic recorders were distributed to the children (and adults) of Highland Park. The sound of plastic recorders could be heard from the end of the parade route!



Our float displayed the theme of the parade, Community Commitment: Near and Far, by featuring our One Score, One Chicago program, which was designed to unite the citizens of our city in appreciation of a single provocative work of art. A child size piano was shadowed on the float by a full size grand piano, the use of pianos was motivated by this year's featured work for "One Score, One Chicago," Robert Schumann's Scenes from Childhood.



-Justin Brown, Communications Associate