Parade

The Rock River Valley Shamrock Club hosted their last St. Patricks parade and party Saturday, March 16, 2024 in Dixon. The club has been putting on the festivities for 26 years. Warm weather and big crowds made the day an extra special send off along with the surprise naming of long time club members Phil and Dee Lahey as grand marshals of the parade. Photos by Jennifer Lubbs - Shaw Local News Network

A crowd of thousands attended the annual St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday in downtown Utica.

People enjoy McHenry's ShamROCKS the Fox Parade on Saturday, March 16, 2024.

Participants in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade were scored by a panel of judges who selected winners in three categories: Non-Profit, Children/Schools and Business, with one float earning Best of Show.

After 26 years of painting the town green, organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s parade and party in Dixon are hanging up their kilts.

The annual Plainfield Hometown Irish Parade will step off at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 17 from the parking lot of Plainfield Central High School and continues through the village’s downtown area.

Check out these festive, fun events and enjoy all things Irish over the next few weekends.

The Rock River Valley Shamrock Club is calling it quits after 26 years of parades and parties in Dixon. Take a look back at some of the fun through the years.

The Lighting of the Lights ceremony takes place at 5 p.m. the Friday after Thanksgiving, followed at 5:30 p.m. Saturday by the Electric Christmas Parade.

Nightmare Haunted Attraction’s 5th annual Halloween Parade will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 in downtown Princeton.

The two-day festival is centered with 180+ craft booths around the Ogle County Courthouse square.

A 5K, one-mile Fun Run, Olde English Faire, and a big parade were all part of Oregon's Autumn on Parade Festival on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.

Check out our photo gallery: Cool weather and an occasional sprinkle didn't stop the fun as Sterling celebrated their homecoming week with a parade Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

Cool weather and an occasional sprinkle didn't stop the fun as Sterling celebrated their homecoming week with a parade Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. The football team takes on the Quincy Blue Devils tonight in Sterling.

In 1952, District 202's then-Superintendent of Schools Walter Niehus started the homecoming parade to celebrate Plainfield High School’s homecoming week