About: Enjoy Pekin

Fall Fun Fest

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…

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…

Submit Calendar Events: Our online calendar (https://enjoypekin.net/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…

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September 28, 2018
Fall Fun Fest

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
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February 9, 2018
Best of Pekin Winners Announced

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
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January 3, 2018
Top 5 Ways to Use Enjoy Pekin

Submit Calendar Events: Our online calendar (https://enjoypekin.net/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
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