Delaware’s biggest Independence Day parade is looking to get even bigger as Hockessin marks the nation’s 250th birthday.
HOCKESSIN — The Hockessin Fourth of July parade has long had a claim as one of Delaware’s signature Independence Day traditions.
This year, Mark Blake and his faithful committee are working to make it even larger.
As America prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, Hockessin’s annual Fourth of July Festival and Fireworks is expanding its parade with a stronger patriotic and historical focus, including a push for marching bands, fife and drum groups, Revolutionary War reenactors, public safety units, civic groups, businesses, nonprofits, antique cars and floats…