Pekin Marigold Festival

CONTACT Amy McCoy, Executive Director COMPANY Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce PHONE 309-346-2106 EMAIL amy@pekinchamber.com WEB www.pekinchamber.com   Marigold Festival Committee Seeks Nominations for the 2022 Grand Marshal   Pekin, IL – March 21, 2022 — The Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce Marigold Festival Committee has opened the nominations for Pekin Marigold Festival Grand Marshal.   This annual honor is presented by the Marigold Festival Committee to recognize a local individual or couple that has given freely to the betterment of our community.   The recipients have demonstrated their passion and dedication by giving generously of their time and talent to a variety of charitable and community organizations and activities.     Nomination deadline is May 17, 2022. The Nomination Form link is available at www.PekinMargioldFestival.com or on Facebook @PekinMarigoldFestival.   For additional information, contact the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce at inf

 2022 Pekin Marigold Festival Art in the Park Vendor Registration is Now Open! Pekin, IL-   Registrations for Art in the Park have begun! If you are a local art or craft vendor looking for an opportunity to show and sell your work, the Pekin Marigold Festival invites you to register today.  2022 marks the 50th year of the festival. This annual event attracts over 15,000 people to Mineral Springs Park during the second weekend of September! Art in the Park is a unique event in that it showcases vendors who exclusively create  their items. All items have a "hand-crafted" element.  Each year the Festival Committee also releases a souvenir booklet for the festival, with distribution in the thousands. The booklet includes a centerfold map of the park and Art in the Park vendor location/information. Register before May 1, 2022  to be included in the publication. Vendors are organized in the informative section by an overall category selected in registration.  A 12' x 12' bo

  Pekin Marigold Festival Announces 2022 Festival Chairperson   Brandon Burling has been selected to serve as chairperson to the 50 th Pekin Marigold Festival, held September 8 th through 11 th .     Pekin, IL- Meet Brandon Burling: your 2022 Pekin Marigold Festival Chairperson! A lifelong resident of Pekin, Brandon Burling has served on the festival committee for four years.    “With this being the 50 th festival, the committee and I want to deliver an experience which is talked about for years to come,” says Brandon. “We want to invite all attendees to remember those past Marigold Memories they treasure while also creating new ones to build on for years to come.”     Brandon enjoys seeing Pekin residents come out and celebrate Dirksen’s legacy each year, all while supporting local organizations and reconnecting with the community. He serves on the Pekin Marigold Festival Committee with his wife Kendra and loves to see the committee’s nearly year-long planning come to l