Pekin 4th of July Event Schedule for the 188th year- 2018
Saturday June 30th, 2018
-Flea Market Set up at 8am
-Flea Market Open at 10am-7pm
Sunday July 1st, 2018
-Flea Market Open at 12pm-5pm
Monday July 2nd, 2018
-Flea Market Open at 4pm-9pm
Tuesday July 3rd, 2018
-Food Court Open 4pm- until after fireworks
-Flea Market Open 4pm- until after fireworks
-Derby City Amusements Open 4pm- until after fireworks
-Borden Lions Club Fish Dinner at Pekin Park Shelter House Open 5pm-9pm
-Pekin’s Got Talent Registration near stage- 4pm
-Pekin’s Got Talent- 5:30-7pm –Taylor Humphrey & Janet Hattabaugh-Schubert, Coordinators
-Brian Elmore & Big Steel Train- 7pm
-Hell’s Half Acre Hillbilly Burlesque Show- 8:30pm (during intermission)
-Brian Elmore & Big Steel Train- 8:30pm- until fireworks
-Fireworks by Straight Shooters- 10pm
Wednesday July 4th, 2018
-Parade line up at Eastern High School Parking Lot- 8am
-Parade- 10am -Tisha Coles, Coordinator
Parade Theme is Hometown Heroes
Grand Marshall- Pekin’s Hometown Heroes
-Food Court Open- immediately after parade- 5pm
-Flea Market Open- immediately after parade- 5pm
-Derby City Amusements Open- immediately after parade- 5pm
-Borden Lions Club Fish Dinner at Pekin Park Shelter House Open 12pm-2pm
-Immediately after parade
Invocation by Jeremy Goen- Pekin Church of Christ
Presentation of Colors- Pekin American Legion Post 203
Star Spangled Banner- McKenna Keltner
Pledge of Allegiance- Pekin American Legion Post 203
Reading of the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence- Eastern High School Valedictorian Devan Smith
Back Home Again in Indiana- McKenna Keltner
-Welcome Patrons- Taylor Humphrey, Pekin 4th President of the PCBO 2018
-Presentation of Cress Plaque- Jeremy Goen- 12pm
-Dollars for Scholars of Eastern High School- Ray Ramsey & Terry Thixton- 12:15pm
-Registration for Pekin Baby Contest near stage-12pm-2pm
-Prince & Princess Contest on stage- 12:30pm -Darlene Hall, Coordinator
-Indiana Military Band- 1:30pm-2:30pm
-Pekin Baby Contest on stage- 2:30pm –Taylor Humphrey, Coordinator
-Queen Contest- 4pm -Darlene Hall, Coordinator
-2018 Queen Crowning Announcement- 5pm
– Special Thanks & Closing by Taylor Humphrey, Pekin 4th President of the PCBO 2018
