Parade Line Up Announced!

The Pekin Marigold Festival is quickly approaching!! 

The 2021 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade Sponsored by Busey Bank line-up will be as follows, and subject to change. Participants with vehicles should enter the route from Parkway Drive onto Broadway Road. Walking participants should be dropped off between 14th Street and Parkway Drive, as parking is not available. The parade ends near Court and Capitol Streets in downtown Pekin. 

Contact Terri Gambetti at 241-0715 with any questions! 


Line up #

Title

1

Marigold Mile

2

Pekin Police Department

3

Tazewell County Sheriff's Office--Sheriff Jeffrey Lower

4

Advanced Medical Transport

5

Pekin Firefighter's Local 524 Honor Guard

6

Tazewell Area Ceremonial Team

7

Busey Bank - Parade Sponsor -Kim Rohlwing

8

2020 Marigold Festival Grand Marshal - Mary Haynes

9

2021 Marigold Festival Grand Marshal - Greg and Gloria Ranney

10

Pekin Community High School Marching Dragons

11

PCHS Cheerleaders

12

2021 Miss Marigold - Elizabeth Sandoval

13

Miss Marigold Court 1st runner up, Caroline Manning

14

Miss Marigold Court 2nd Runner Up, Gabriella Rueschhoff

15

Miss Marigold Court Talia Bianchi

16

Miss Marigold Court Emma Michael

17

Marigold Festival Chairman 2021 - Josh Haflinger

18

Marigold Festival Chairperson 2020 and 2021 Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce President--Baylee Gambetti

19

2020 Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce President - Dennis Short

20

2020 Marigold Medallion Hunt Winners - Kyndal Zander, Seth Ranney, Rachel Ranney, Todd Vansaghi, Jake Vansaghi

21

2021 Marigold Medallion Hunt Winners--Carrie Smith and Stacey Hayes

22

Pekin Mayor Mark Luft and City Council

23

REMAX Unlimited

24

Pekin Community High School Noteables Show Choir

25

Pekin Community Softball Association

26

Central IL Ghostbusters

27

Carpenters Local 237

28

Trinity Lutheran Church

29

Broadmoor Junior High Spirit Squad

30

Pekin Public Library

31

104.9 The Wolf

32

Aerial Athletics

33

WCIC

34

Tumble Jungle Bus

35

Midwest Central High School Marching Band

36

Bond Eye Associates

37

Soul Restoration

38

YWCA

39

Classical Dance Academy

40

Bethel #55 Pekin Job's Daughters

41

Midwest Central Middle School Marching Band

42

Pekin Knights of Columbus

43

Pekin Park District School of Tumble/Cheer & Dance

44

City Church

45

The Skating Ballerina

46

Nolan Heitzman

47

Spook Hollow/ Marquette Heights Men's Club

48

Georgetowne Middle School Marching Band

49

Pekin Alignment & Autobody

50

St Joseph Catholic School

51

Thunder Adaptive Cycling

52

Peoria Prowlers Roller Derby

53

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois

54

North Parkway Assembly of God

55

Greater Pekin USBC (youth bowlers)

56

Hallmark Healthcare

57

Roper for Governor

58

Helpful Hearts Minsitry

59

Roanoke-Benson High School Marching Band

60

The Hope Chest

61

Gamers 12U Softball

62

Challenge Fitness

63

Good Shepherd Lutheran School

64

Cub Scout Pack 181

65

Washington Middle School, Washington District 50 and St. Patrick's Marching Band

66

Heros Inc

67

Edison Junior High Pom and Cheer Squad

68

Tazewell County Democrats

69

Shriner's Drill Parole

70

First Pekin Savings Bank

71

Concordia Lutheran Marching Cougars

72

Darren Bailey for Governor

73

WBNH Radio

74

Cricket Wireless

75

Pekin Union Mission

76

Bridgeway Community Church

77

UnityPoint Health

78

Tazewell County Republicans Central Committee

79

RooterMatic

80

Local Baggers 309

81

Elevate Tramploine Park

82

Coldwell Banker        

83

City of Pekin Street Sweeper

 


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