On Saturday, June 10th, the Schererville Parks and Recreation Department, in coordination with the Town of Schererville, will be hosting the Annual Celebrate Schererville Parade. This year’s parade theme will be “WE THE PEOPLE.” The parade begins at the intersection of Joliet Street and Roman Road at 5:00 PM.
Due to the parade, road blocks will be set up on all side streets in and around Joliet Street and Austin Avenue starting at 4:30 PM. Austin Avenue will be closed at U.S. 30 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. In addition, Joliet Street will be closed from the intersection of Joliet Street and U.S. 30 to the intersection of Joliet Street and Austin Avenue during the parade.
Furthermore, there will be several streets around the parade route that will have parking restrictions on Saturday, June 10th. No parking hours on these streets will be from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Streets with no parking include: Joliet Street, Roman Road, 67th Avenue, 68th Avenue, Kennedy Avenue, Austin Avenue, and Gregory Street. Streets with no parking on one (1) side of the street include: Wilhelm Street, Lake Street, Grant Street, South Park Avenue, North Road, Redar Drive, and Schafer Drive. All residents or businesses on these streets are asked to have customers or patrons move their vehicles by 3:00 PM to be in compliance with these restrictions.
Any questions can be directed to the Schererville Parks and Recreation Department at (219) 865-5530 or jbarnes@schererville.org. Any parade weather updates will be posted at www.schererville.org and the Parks and Recreation Department’s Facebook page at “Schererville Parks & Recreation.”