light up the holidays parade
Celebrate the start of the holiday season with your friends and family from USF at Joliet’s Light Up the Holidays Parade! Join us on Friday, November 29, 2024, for the Joliet City Center Partnership’s annual parade in beautiful downtown Joliet, where USF President Arvid C. Johnson, Ph.D., and City of Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy will lead the lighting of Joliet’s Christmas tree in front of the Joliet Public Library at 5:15 p.m. Following the lighting will be the parade, sponsored by the University of St. Francis and led by USF’s own Bernie St. Bernard, starting at 5:30 p.m. Join us on the USF float and show your USF spirit by completing the RSVP form below! 

Questions?

Contact the USF Community & Employee Relations Office at 815-740-3625.

RSVP to Participate

Update As of November 21, 2024, the shuttle is now full. RSVPs submitted between now and the day of the parade will need to plan to drive to the parade and park in downtown Joliet. For parking locations and more information about the event, please click here.