Town President Larry Dominick and the Town of Cicero Board of Trustees are proud to welcome Illinois Governor Pat Quinn as the Grand Marshall of the 45th Annual Houby Day Celebration. The Houby Day Festival and Parade is considered one of the biggest communitywide celebrations of Czech and Slovak culture in the West suburbs and draws more than 25,000 attendees with nearly 100 floats and parade participants.

The Parade will begin at East Avenue and Cermak Road and head east along Cermak road beginning at noon on Sunday, Oct. 6. The Houby Parade first began in 1968 as an effort to celebrate the rich heritage of the regions Czech and Slovak communities and commemorate the beginning of the Fall Harvest with the mushroom (houby) as its symbol. For more information on the parade visit the Town of Cicero website at www.TheTownofCicero.com and the Town’s Facebook page.