Pekin Marigold Festival

The Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for Grand Marshal of the 2014 Pekin Marigold Festival. This annual honor is presented by the Marigold Festival Committee to recognize a local resident (or couple) who has given freely to the betterment of our community. For more information  click here .

            You can expect to see plenty of camouflage at the 2014 Pekin Marigold Festival. Drawing upon one of cable TV’s most popular shows, and Pekin’s unique history of river sports, the Marigold Festival committee announced the theme of the 2014 festival will be “Marigold Dynasty.”             The festival committee also announced the festival’s celebrity guest will be Tim Guraedy, better known as Mountain Man on A & E’s Duck Dynasty.             “Our committee is very excited about the possibilities of this year’s theme,” said Greg Ranney, chairman of the Marigold Festival Committee.              “With our rich river history, the P.S. Olt duck calls, local decoy carvers, Pekin Reels, and a tie to television’s hottest show, we think our festival will b...

PEKIN MARIGOLD RUN WITH THE SAINTS 5K, SEPT. 7 TH   NAME                                      AGE             GENDER                TIME Andy Bloom                            27                M                          17:46 Jeff Rebholz                    ...

Congratulations to the following organizations which were recognized for their entries in the 2013 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade sponsored by Herget Bank: Herget Bank Sponsors Award :  Pekin First Church of God - "Ewoks with Me" Chamber President's Award:   Cub Scout Pack 87 Grand Marshal's Choice Award :  Tazewell County Farm Bureau Festival Chairman's Choice Award :  Liberty Village Miss Marigold Queen's Choice Award :  New Beginnings Fellowship Church Herget Bank Traveling Trophy :  Pekin First Church of God "Ewoks with Me"

The 2013 Marigold Festival is over, and what an event!  There are  a few pictures from the weekend that you can find at the links below. https://picasaweb.google.com/115336365510493539366/MarigoldFestival https://picasaweb.google.com/115336365510493539366/MarigoldParade

The 2013 Marigold Festival Parade sponsored by Herget Bank is this Saturday, September 7th, at 10:00am. Parade entries should line-up on Broadway, between Parkway and 14th before 9:30am. The parade route goes down Broadway, turns right on Court Street, past the Courthouse, then left on Capital where the parade ends. You can see the line-up below or download the line-up here: http://www.pekinchamber.com/images/Marigold13/ParadeLineUp.pdf Line up # Title Type 1 Pekin Police Dept. Car 2 Tazewell County Sheriffs Dept. Car 3 Pekin Firefighter's Color Guard   7 walkers 4 Tazewell County Ceremonial Team 3 trucks/4 or more walkers 5 2013 Marigold Parade Sponsor Herget Bank   Car 6 Herget Bank NA Truck & 50 walkers 7 Pekin Community High School Marching Dragons BAND /poms & flags 8 Pekin High School Cheerleaders 2 cars & 50 walkers 9 Marigold...