Wood Dale Parade

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Parade Participants

Staging at 10 am on Elizabeth Drive between Addison and Wood Dale Road.

Note: Elizabeth Drive will be closed from 9:30 am to noon

Kick Off 11 am

Addison Road and Elizabeth Drive North to Veteran’s Memorial Park on Irving Park Road

Road Closures 

During the road closures, no vehicles will be allowed to cross the roadway except for police or medical emergencies. 

• 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Elizabeth Drive between Wood Dale & Addison

• 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. – Addison Road between Elizabeth & Irving Park

• 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Irving Park Road between Addison & Wood Dale

The staging area on Elizabeth Drive will allow continued access to the Elizabeth Park Townhomes, Dominion Towers, Dominion Townhouses, and Maple Meadows Golf Course. Once Addison Road is closed at 10:45 a.m., vehicles will only be allowed to travel south on Addison Road towards Lake Street.

Memorial Day and Inclement Weather

In the case of inclement weather, the Parade and Ceremony will be cancelled.

Detour Route

Addison Road to Prospect, Prospect to Thorndale, Thorndale to Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale Road to Elizabeth Drive. Alternative Eastbound & Westbound Irving Park Road Detour:

Addison Road to Prospect, Prospect to Thorndale, Thorndale to Route 83, Route 83 to Oak Meadows Drive

Flag Etiquette

As a special tribute to those that have lost our lives we are asking citizens and parade watchers alike to understand flag etiquette. How do you salute it, and when? Military persons in uniform, Scouts in uniform, and military veterans salute it with a military salute when it is paraded, when the Pledge of Allegiance is said, or when the National Anthem is played. Civilians remove their hats with their right hand and hold it over their left shoulder, or if they are not wearing a hat, they hold their right hand over their heart.

Memorial Day is not to be confused with Veterans Day.  Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving, while Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans.

Parking/Arrival/Shuttle Bus: Those walking in the parade are encouraged to park at the west parking lot of Wood Dale Bowl, (155 W Irving Park Rd), and use the shuttle bus service, Courtesy of District 7. The shuttle service will begin at 9:00 a.m. There will be three school buses rotating from Wood Dale Bowl to Elizabeth Drive until the start of the parade. The step-off begins at 11 a.m. The parade ends at Wood Dale Bowling for convenient departure.

Below are some helpful details for the staging of the parade, including day-of parking information:

• Participants should meet at the corner of Elizabeth Drive and Addison Road by 10 am for staging.

• Staging on Elizabeth Drive will be numbered – please place yourself at approximately the location of the laminated number system. And note that as participants arrive, you may have to adjust.

• Parking and shuttle service will be available at Wood Dale Bowl (155 W Irving Park Rd - a parking lot map is attached.).  Please park non-parade vehicles there (on the west side of the lot).

• Vehicles in the parade must enter Elizabeth Drive from Wood Dale Road. (One way only).

• Entry from Addison Road will not be allowed.

• Several porta potties are located in the staging area.

• Parade will kick-off at 11 a.m. and travel from Addison Road and Elizabeth Drive North to Veteran’s Memorial Park on Irving Park Road. (The parade route is attached.)

• The luncheon will take place at the VFW following the ceremony at the Memorial. You and your family are welcome to attend, courtesy of the VFW Tioga #2149.