Pekin 4th of July Festival
Thursday, July 04, 2024 at 08:00am
Pekin 4th of July Festival
Various Locations in Pekin
Pekin is the host of the oldest consecutive 4th of July celebration in the nation!
Schedule of Events:
1:00p.m til 9:00p.m. – Food Court and Flea Market Open
1:00p.m. til 9:00p.m. – Rides, Games
8:00a.m. – Parade line-up at Eastern High School Parking Lot
10:00a.m. – PARADE- Tisha Coles, Coordinator with Family and Friends
Theme- 2024 "Celebrating Days Gone By"
Grand Marshalls -
Immediately after Parade- Invocation by
Presentation of “Colors”- Pekin American Legion Post 203
Star Spangled Banner
Pledge of Allegiance- Pekin American Legion Post 203
Reading of the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence
2024 Eastern High School Valedictorian-
Back Home Again in Indiana
Welcome Patrons- Taylor Humphrey, Pekin Community Betterment President
Grand Marshall Induction
12:30p.m. – Dollars for Scholars of Eastern High School
1:00p.m. – Prince and Princess Contest on the Pekin Park Stage- Darlene Hall, Coordinator
4:00p.m. – Queen Contest- Darlene Hall, Coordinator
5:00p.m. – 2024 Queen Crowning Announcement