Pekin Marigold Festival

  Clue 2 Stay away from manicured landscaping Respect for the work caretakers employ If it looks carefully laid-out and vulnerable Please be caring and don’t destroy. Life leaves us so many directives Sending you this way or that. It doesn’t really matter, Whether you stood or if you sat.

  Clue 1 It’s that time of year again; So popular it’s a part of us. There are even those from near and far, Who partake of this effort we trust. There is a key to how you approach this; Telling much of what you need to know Use of history and a cliché or two, May help layout the way to go.

   The Pepsi Marigold Medallion Hunt Begins Monday, August 30 th  with a $1500 Cash Prize   It’s not often hundreds of people from one city compete in a scavenger hunt for a single item. But for the City of Pekin, it’s an annual occurrence. For the past 43 years, the Pekin Marigold Festival has opened with the hunt for the Medallion: a small disc hidden within the community, found only by interpreting a series of mystic yet poetic clues. Long-time Cluemeister, Gary Gillis, will release 2021’s first clue on Marigold Festival social media and the Pepsi Marigold Medallion blog Monday, August 30 th  at 12:00 p.m. Hunters should be quick to begin deciphering, as the clues release daily with each subsequent clue becoming more revealing. The grand prize for finding the 2021 Pepsi Marigold Medallion is $1500 cash! This year’s Medallion is a fused glass piece, created by Pekin Community High School 2021 graduate Savanna Schultz.  It will be carefully camouflaged and protected in a bag or paper