Pekin Marigold Festival, always held the weekend after Labor Day in the Marigold Capital of the World.
Schedule of Events:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Free Shuttle - Mineral Springs Park
Sponsored By Pekin First United Methodist Church
Free Handicapped Accessible Shuttle
From Mineral Springs Parking Lots to Vendors
Every 30 Minutes
Signs Will Be Posted At Pick-Up/Drop-Off Locations
8:00 AM - 10 AM: Marigolden Pancake/Sausage Breakfast - Miller Center
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Community Worship Service - Showcase Stage
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Pre-Worship Music and Gathering
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Community Worship Service
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Art In The Park
Sponsored By Vonderheide Floor Coverings
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Festive Foods
Sponsored By Pekin Insurance
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Community Spotlight
Sponsored By Carle Health
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Soda Stations with Marigold Souvenir Mugs
Sponsored By CEFCU
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Showcase Stage
Sponsored By Pekin Community Bank
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: 3 On 3 Basketball - Pekin Park Basketball Courts
Sponsored By The Lab
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM: Rock The Chalk - Lagoon / Northeast Side
Sponsored By NRG Powerton Generating Station
Awards At 4PM | Entertainment Stage
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Kids Experience
Sponsored By Advanced Medical Transport
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Carnival
Sponsored By Perfect Choice Exteriors
11:30 PM - 12:30 PM: Iron Spirit Pro Wrestling - North End Of Pavilion Drive
Noon - 5:00 PM: The Hangout
Sponsored By I3 Broadband
Noon - 3:00 PM: Dirksen Center Pop-Up Museum: Artifacts from Dirksen’s Upbringing in Pekin, And The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 - Inside The Pavilion
12:45PM - 1:15 PM: Children’s Storytime: Premier Reading Of “Everett Mckinley Dirksen: Gardener, Baker, & National Lawmaker” - Pavilion Porch
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: The 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Band - Pavilion Porch
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Iron Spirit Pro Wrestling - North End of Pavilion Drive
4:00 PM: Rock the Chalk Award Announcements - Entertainment Stage
