13 August 2005

The Bud Billiken Parade, founded in 1929 is scheduled for 13 August 2005. This event was "created to provide a celebration for the unity in diversity for the children of Chicago." Now the parade has grown to the be the largest parade of its kind in the nation and is televised around the world. Members of the 1st Battalion 178th Infantry as well as the 8th Infantry Illinois National Guard Association march each year in this parade. The 8th Infantry Association holds their annual picnic at the south end of the General Richard Jones Armory.