Pekin Marigold Festival

Thank you Pekin Community Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Showcase Stage!

Thank you to all of our great 2017 Pekin Marigold Supporters: Ameren CenturyLink Excalibur Seasonings East Court Village Homefield Energy i3 Broadband Illinois American Water Liberty Village of Pekin Preston Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory

Thank you Peoria Limousine for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Shuttle Bus Services!

Thank you UnityPoint Health for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Golf Carts!

The 2017 Marigold Festival Commerce Bank Carnival will operate during the following times: Thursday, September 7th - 5:30pm - 9:30pm (Wristband Night $20 for unlimited rides) Friday, September 8th - 5:00pm - 11:00pm Saturday, September 9th - 11:00am - 11:00pm Sunday, September 10th - 11:00am - 5:00pm Tickets are $1.25 each, or a family pack of 20 tickets for $20. Each ride is a minimum of 2 tickets. You can save $5 on Wristbands ...the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce has a limited number of $15 vouchers that can be redeemed at the carnival for wristbands.  Purchase them while supplies last at the chamber office (402 Court Street) between 8:30am and 4:30pm.  Special offer ends at 4:30pm on Wednesday, September 6th or until they are all sold.

Thank you South Side Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Art In The Park!

Thank you Pepsi for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Medallion Hunt!

Thank you UnityPoint Health-Pekin for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival First Aid Tent!

Thank you Pekin Insurance for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Festive Food Court!

Thank you NRG Powerton Generating Station for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Chalk Walk!

Thank you Jimmy Johns for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Freaky Fast Pitch!

Thank you Big R of Pekin for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Kids Experience!

Thank you Commerce Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Carnival!

Thank you Busey Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade!

Thank you EnviroSafe Refrigerants for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Celebrity Tent!

Thank you CEFCU for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Soda Stations!

Thank you Pekin Community Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival Showcase Stage!

PCHS Senior Hope Tilstra was named the 2017 Miss Marigold Queen at the Miss Marigold Pageant on Saturday, August 12 at F.M. Petersen Theater.  She became the 42nd festival queen since the pageant began in 1973.  She will receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Marigold Festival Committee. Fourth runner-up  was Katie Curtis; third runner-up was Haley Galyean; second runner-up and winner of a $250 scholarship was Danielle Tyler; and, first runner-up and winner of a $500 scholarship was Diana Beecham. Macey Brown won the Community Service Award, and Heather Stone was voted Miss Congeniality by the contestants.  The 11-member court also included Kayli Ogle, Rachel Bresnahan, Laura Nienheuser, and Autumn Hyatt. All eleven young ladies are great representatives of the Pekin community. More pictures from the pageant area available at:   https://goo.gl/photos/JDtUi85iWL4szyue9 .  Special thanks to Bill Homel, our official pageant photographer, for the great pictures he has posted here:

Thank you to all the sponsors of the 2017 Miss Marigold Pageant! Jackson Heating & Air Conditioning Aramark Dr. Jeff Stoller, DDS Dr. David Woodruff, DDS Tazewell County Farm Bureau Deuce Development Corp Velde Cadillac Buick GMC Teresa Mack BeachBody Greenhouse Flower Shoppe Salon Renaissance POGO Marketing Vonderheide Floor Coverings Pekin Villas of HollyBrook and Reflections Preston Hanley Funeral Homes and Crematory Sadler's Hair Center Tazewell Machine Works Patricia Mingus Photography Super Sports KDL Machining Dean Cooper State Farm Agency Hair by Tavie Davis CJ's Cafe Classical Dance Academy Classy Girl Boutique JL Hubbard Insurance and Bonds Neal Family Chiropractic Steger's Furniture Excel Foundry Schwartz Electric Co.

Join us on Saturday, August 12th at 7:00 pm for the 2017 Miss Marigold Pageant! Tickets are available at the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce office at 402 Court Street. *not pictured Kayli Ogle