Friendship Festival Youth Pageant

Here are your top 3 People's Choice so far! We are just 3 weeks away from the Pageant! Keep buying 50/50 and Supporting your favorite contestant. $1=1 Vote. Thank you for your support of these amazing kids!

The People's Choice Table is now set up at Mid America National Bank in Canton located at 100 West Elm Street. It will be set up until Friday at 4pm. There are QR codes on the sign if you would like to pay by card. Checks can be made out to the Canton Friendship Festival. $1=1 Vote. Winner from each division will win half the money back they collected. Thank you Mid America National Bank for allowing us to set up this week!

People's Choice table is all set up at Farmington State Bank located at 16 North Main Street in Canton this week. It will be picked up Friday August 21st about 430pm.

Next week it will be at Mid America National Bank in Canton.

There are cards to fill out and an envelope to put them in with your money. $1=1 Vote. Please then drop it in the locked drop box. I also left tape on the table in case your envelope wont close. Please dont throw loose money and cards in the box because we wont be able to figure out which contestant you were voting for. Checks can be made out to Canton Friendship Festival.

There are QR Codes on the sign if you would like to vote by PayPal or CashApp. Good luck to all the contestants!

Questions? Contact Chantel the Pageant Director.

Meet your contestants! August 15th pageant entry deadline approaching!

People's Choice starts Monday August 17th. Here is the schedule to make your donations for People's choice winner. $1=1 vote. You can also use Paypal or Cash App, the directors QR codes are attached. Please make sure when voting with Cash App to include name and contestant #. At the bank there will be a small paper card to fill out with your cash or check donation and put it in an envelope and drop in the lock box. Checks can be made out to Canton Friendship Festival. Please use only 1 card and envelope per contestant. Contestants donations will be kept track of on a spreadsheet for transparency and accuracy. Winner in each category will receive half of their funds only collected. The money collected will be donated to the pageant and Friendship Festival fund.

Monday August 17th-Friday August 21st: Farmington State Bank located at 2115 N Main St, Canton, IL 61520.

Monday August 24th-Friday August 28th: Mid America National Bank located at 100 West Elm Street Canton, IL 61520.

Monday August 31st-Friday September 4th: Cefcu located at 175 East Elm Street Canton, IL 61520.

Monday September 7th-Friday September 11th: HyVee in Canton

Contestants are selling 50/50 Raffle Tickets for $1 each. Winner will be drawn at the Pageant on September 17. Winner does not need to be present to win, please make sure name and phone number are legible on the back of the 50/50 ticket turned in. Winner will have 1 week to claim or a new winner will be drawn. Check can be picked up from the Canton Friendship Festival Office.

Tickets sold also go towards the individual contestants vote count for People's Choice voting!

Good luck! May the odds be ever in your favor. 👑

You can comment on this post if you would like a contestant to get ahold of you for sales :)

Pageant TShirts 🤩 Shirts are $18 for sizes small thru xl, $20 for plus size 2x-5x. V necks +$2. Payable to Chantel Hoerr.

If you would like to add a contestant name to the sleeve its $2 more. (Ex. Team Jane #3)

Hello!! My name is Jocee Williams and I am thrilled to be the opening number choreographer for this year’s little miss/mister Friendship Festival Pageant! I have been a dancer for most of my life and love sharing my experience with our community. I am a Preschool teacher here in Canton. Teaching our young generation is truly my biggest passion, I love every moment! Outside of teaching I love spending time with my family & friends, shopping, and watching a good Netflix show!
In 2022 I was crowned Friendship Festival Queen, serving as a representative of our community was amazing. During my reign I helped choreograph and present on stage questions during the little miss/mister pageant. Coming back to help with the pageant again brings me so much happiness! I cannot wait to meet all the littles representing our Festival! Best of luck to you all, I’ll see you soon! 🩷👑

Hi everyone! My name is Bailey Norton and I am so excited to be your emcee for this year’s Little Miss/Mr Friendship Festival Pageant! I currently work as an orthopedic nurse and love having the opportunity to help those in need. In my free time, I enjoy reading, gardening, and watching a good documentary.
I have been involved with the Friendship Festival for many years now. I was the 2019 Queen of Friendship and was able to represent Canton and the Festival through the COVID hiatus before passing on my crown in 2022. I have had multiple Friendship Festival judging opportunities through the years whether that be the lip-sync contest, little miss pageant, or a band judge on the parade route. Best of luck to all of littles competing this year. I can’t wait to see you shine on stage! ✨👑

We have a sponsorship ready for a contestant that backed out! We can help find sponsors for the $25 fee. We already had our official meet and greet, but this is our first practice date.