PARADE DETAILS
Pre-parade festivities: For 2021 due to
Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no additional
activities in Cumberland Park.
Contact: Barbra Kronborg-Mogil 847-823-7596. The kickoff of
the parade itself is 1:00PM
The parade itself starts at 1:00PM and lasts about 1
hour.
Post-parade festivities: For 2021 due to Covid-19
restrictions, there will be no additional activities in
Cumberland Park.
Every year the Norwegian National League hosts a parade at
Cumberland Park in Park Ridge, Illinois, in celebration of
Norway's Constitution Day in May.
MAP
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PARADE ROUTE
WHERE TO MEET: Marchers gather between 12:00-12:30
PM near Nelson's Funeral Home at W. Talcott Rd. and S.
Cumberland Ave. The parade starts at 1:00 PM and lasts
about 1 hour.
DURATION: Marching
time is about 1 hour. You march north from Talcott on
Cumberland until you take an angle to the right on Prairie
(with a small park on the left) over to Main St. and angle
right. At this point the railroad tracks are on the
left. The parade then proceeds on Main and curves
right on Albion (with Albion, Main, and Courtland bordering
Cumberland Park) to pass the reviewing stand and then turn
south from Albion to Courtland to drop off passengers and
collect parade paraphernalia. Click/Tap on image for larger
version.
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Parade watchers line the street along the entire route,
starting at Cumberland all the way to Cumberland park.