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Independence Day Celebration

July 04, 2015 - July 05, 2015 @ 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Location

Cantigny Park

1S151 Winfield Road

Wheaton, IL 60189

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Description

Outdoor family-friendly festivities include patriotic music, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a keynote oration by civic leader Ronald J. Gidwitz, and a children's costume parade led by the World's Tallest Uncle Sam. Afterward, come inside for the grand opening of the new experiences in the Naphtali ben Yakov Pritzker American History Wing.

Event Cost: Free

Event times: 10 a.m.-noon

Additional Information

Neighborhood: Western Suburbs

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