While this year’s event will include all the features local families have come to love, there are a few changes that the Festival Committee wants to point out. Specifically:

• NEW ROUTE FOR THE 5k: Instead of running through Hillwood Estates to the west of Main Street, the course will head east through Brentwood Springs at Cody Farm Drive and return to Main Street from Greenwood Drive.

• NEW TIME AND STAGING ROUTE FOR PARADE: The parade line up will begin at 9 a.m. and the parade will start at 10 a.m. It will follow the same route as years past; however, parade participants will be asked to enter the staging area on the west side of Evening Star Drive by using **Greenwood Avenue and Main Street** instead of passing Round Hill Elementary School.

Both of these changes were based on feedback we received after last year’s Festival. We hope that by altering the 5k route and parade line-up entry and delaying the beginning of the parade by a half-hour we will alleviate some of the conflicts in timing and traffic for these popular events for neighborhood residents and event participants alike.