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Thursday, July 3, 2025

  • 8:30am - 10am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration for 3on3 Basketball Tournament at the Basketball Court
  • 10am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3on3 Basketball Tournament Starts (until the last game finishes) at the Basketball Court
  • 10am - 4pm . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DJ Eric Montgomery
  • 12pm - 3pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Set up for Craft Vendors/Flea Market, Food Vendors, and Rides
  • 2pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .Homeland Security and Health Dept. Inspections
  • 5pm till Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food Court, Vendors and Flea Market
  • 5pm - Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluegrass Rides Open  (Ride Bracelets $- per day)
  • 7pm -10pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juice Box Heroes perform on the Pekin Park Stage
  • 8:30pm - 9pm. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermission for the Juice Box Heroes
  • 10pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fireworks by Straight Shooters


Friday, July 4, 2025

  • 8am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parade line-up at Eastern High School
  • 10am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parade- Tisha Coles, Coordinator with Family and Friends

Theme - 2025 - "Peace, Love & Fireworks"

Grand Marshals - Billy Martin's Store & Family

  • Immediately After Parade 
    • Invocation by Dr. Jeremy Goen-Pekin Church of Christ Minister
    • Presentation of “Colors”- Indiana State Police
    • Pledge of Allegiance lead by Dr. Jeremy Goen
    • Star Spangled Banner- Allison Hein
    • Reading of the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence - 2025 Eastern High School Valedictorian- Hayden Pendleton
    • Back Home Again in Indiana - Allison Hein
    • Welcome Patrons - Taylor Humphrey-Arnold, Pekin Community Betterment Org. President Grand Marshals Induction
  • 11:00am - 5:00pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DJ Eric Montgomery by the Pekin Park Stage
  • 11:30am - 5:00pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food Court Open
  • 11:30am - 5:00pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craft Vendors/Flea Market Open
  • 11:30am - 5:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bluegrass Rides Open (Ride Bracelets $- per day)
  • 12pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornhole Tournament behind the Pekin Park Stage
  • 12:15pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dollars for Scholars of Eastern High School on the Pekin Park Stage
  • 1pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prince and Princess Contest on the Pekin Park Stage- Darlene Hall Coordinator
  • 4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Queen Contest on the Pekin Park Stage- Darlene Hall, Coordinator
  • 5pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2025 Queen Crowning Announcement
  • 5:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Thanks and Closing by Taylor Humphrey-Arnold, President PCBO 2025


Thank you to our Special Donors

Shelby-lain Whitaker

Blevins Sanitation


Friend's of the Pekin Community Betterment Organization

Main Street Meats - Precision Heating & Air - Zink Signs - Richardson’s Heating & Air - Cooley’s Heating & Air

Hoosier Trophies - Florence’s Flowers - Stillman’s Grove Events - Scentsy Wickless Candles - Sullivan Feed Mill

Sandy’s Custom Cakes - Tumbleweed - Blossoming Little Blessings Daycare - Lil Darlin’s Daycare - Salem Leader

WSLM Radio - Eddie Gilstrap Motors - Discount Labels - Paul Rutherford

Knapp Miller Brown - Billy Martin’s Store, Inc. - Bourbon City Golf Carts

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