East Peoria Festival of Lights

Come See Folepi's Million Sparkles Of Excitement In 2024!

The 40th annual East Peoria Festival of Lights! We've been lighting the town for 40 years! Come celebrate a million sparkles of excitement at the 40th annual East Peoria Festival of Lights!Wreath surrounded by words with a toy soldier inside it

Marking 40 years of holiday cheer, the festival begins with the Parade of Lights and continues through the early January with the Folepi’s Winter Wonderland drive-through display.

The Festival’s mascot is the wooden soldier Folepi, whose name serves as an acronym for "Festival of Lights, East Peoria, Illinois."

Learn more about Folepi’s Winter Wonderland drive-through display.

Admission is paid at the entrance booth. We accept cash, credit cards and debit cards. We do not sell online admission tickets.
- $10 for regular vehicles (cars, trucks and vans)
- $30 for a small bus (mini, party, shuttle, school, RV and limousine)
- $150 for a full-size charter motor coach