Friday October 12th will be a perfect opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of downtown Pekin! Lots of great activities are planned including a bonfire, fall craft beer tastings, a beer tent, food trucks include Almeida Foods/Corn Country Tamales, Sam's Chicago Style Hotdogs, Mike's Knot Just Ribs and DeMarchi's Espresso (face painting by Wild Style Designs, a balloon artist Continue Reading
Thanks to the over 2,500 people who participated to helped make the First Annual Best of Pekin Awards a success! Over 800 individual nominations were submitted this past December. The top 3 most mentioned nominees in each of the 29 categories went on to become a finalist. Throughout the month of January, residents were invited to select their favorite in Continue Reading
Submit Calendar Events: Our online calendar (https://enjoypekin.com/events/events-calendar/) is designed to help Pekin plan community/cultural events and nonprofit fundraisers. In addition, select events are promoted through our monthly e-newletter. There is no fee for this service. To submit your event, click on the +Post Your Event button on our home page or calendar, OR send your organization name, date/time, event title, Continue Reading