Photo: Independence Day Parade

Roxborough residents celebrate America’s oldest Independence Day Parade marking its 189th anniversary on Lyceum Avenue

Overview

In 1831 Sunday School Teacher Samuel Lawson founded what has become the Independence Day Parade of Churches and Sunday Schools. The 21st Ward Fourth of July Association invites you to celebrate the founding of our country during the 190th Independence Day Parade of Churches and Sunday Schools.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PARADE HERE

The 21st Ward Fourth of July Association is considering rescheduling the the 2020 Independence Day Parade of Sunday Schools and Churches to a new date on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2020.