Loyalty Day Parade

The Village of New Lenox is excited to announce the return of the annual William A. Athans 18th District VFW Posts’ Loyalty Day Parade! The parade, now in its 46th year, will be taking place on Sunday, May 3rd.

Registration for the Loyalty Day Parade will close on Friday, April 10th.
2026 Registration Form

As it has been in the past:

• Step-off will take place at 2:00pm.
• Parade lineup will begin at 12:45pm. All entries are required to be in place by 1:40pm.
• The parade route will follow the same route as last year - It will kick-off at the intersection of Cedar and Joliet Highway, head west on Joliet Highway to Gear Drive and then turn north, all the way to its end in the New Lenox Village Commons.

Full details on staging locations will be provided to all participants no later than April 24th. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions!