Everyone Loves A Parade! Posted July 1, 2008 Friday, July 4, 2008 Come one, come all - it’s a Northwood Hills tradition now in its 15th year. Join us for an old-fashioned July 4th Celebration and Parade Decorate your bike or trike... fancy-up that wagon or stroller... bring out your vintage or exotic car... or just dress up to walk and wave at your neighbors! Decorated dogs welcome too... on a leash, please. Put on all the red, white and blue you can find OR dress in 1950s style to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Northwood Hills. Parade prizes for Best 1950s Costume Most Patriotic – individual, group, pet and moving/motorized Most Original Reddest Bluest Best Elvis LookAlike After the Parade, join us for a Bounce House, Photo Booth and Dunk Tank... snack on popcorn and cotton candy, chill out with a snow cone or Popsicle. Fun contests too – Hula Hoop, Marshamallow Eating and Watermelon Seed Spitting... who will take the big prize??? New this year! – buy your Fourth of July Watermelon straight from the farm. All proceeds benefit the renovation of the Northwood Hills medians! Schedule: 8:00 - Registration opens. You must register and get a number for the judges to consider you for prizes! 9:00 - Assembly at at Northwood Hills Elementary. 9:30 - Parade starts!! Click here for a map of the route. Post-Parade activities until noon! All the activities will take place in the courtyard on the east side of the school. Please, no parking along Cliffbrook in front of the school. There’s plenty of parking on the east side of the school field along Birchridge. (and we could sure use a few helping hands... email to volunteer for a half hour or so) Pictures from parade (click to view larger): ... and here are some photos from our prior parades: 2004, 2002, 2001