History

According to festival history Autumn on Parade started back in 1970 by a group of seven volunteers wanting to showcase the area's many fine homemade treats such as bittersweet and apples. Those seven vendors sold their items on Third Street on a rainy weekend in September.

As the festival began to take shape, the Farmers' Market was moved to the Courthouse Square where the stately Ogle County Courthouse, age 115, provides an impressive backdrop for the event.

Since then, Autumn on Parade, now held the first weekend of October, has stayed a volunteer based organization and has grown to include over 170 vendors and other events such as the Harvest Time Parade, Auto Classic, Duck Dash and many more family orientated events!

Members

Executive Board Members
	President		Debbie Dickson
	Treasurer		Marge Immel
	Secretary		Laury Edlund
	Director		Earleen Hinton
	Director		Craig Schisler
	Director		Doug Moser
Committee Members
	Bob Short		Website
	Stan Eden		Tractor Show
	Ray Farrey		Food Court
			Duck Dash
	Doug Moser		Auto Classic
	Lisa Russell Laura Medlar		Art Show
	Kathi Wilson		Fun Zone
	Sarah Earls		5K Run

Volunteers

Volunteers have been the heart of Autumn on Parade since the beginning. Autumn on Parade always welcomes new faces and new ideas to help create a fantastic festival! Whether you only have one hour or one hundred hours of your time available, there is a place for everyone!

Those interested in having fun, ready to get to work and become a part of one of the finest fall festivals in the area, please contact the committee by calling (815) 732-3465 or sending an email to info@autumnonparade.org. Please leave your name and a number where you can be reached and one of the members will contact you.

Meetings

Meetings are held the first Monday of every month in 7:00 p.m. in the festival office, located in the Coliseum, at the corner of Fourth Street and Franklin Street. All meetings are open to the public.