Friendship Festival Canton,IL

05/27/2026

05/20/2026

The Friendship Festival Board is pleased to announce that the Little Miss and Mister Pageant is BACK ON!!!! Chantel Hoerr has graciously stepped up and has saved the day! She is truly a “Superhero”! Thank you Chantel!

05/20/2026

Great news!!! The Canton Friendship Festival is happy to announce that our Little Miss Friendship Pageant WILL go on this year. We would like to thank Chantel Hoerr for stepping up to the challenge, and being our new pageant director. She has lots of great ideas for the young girls and boys this year. We are very excited to keep this fun and entertaining activity going for the kids in our community. Be on the lookout for updates regarding the Little Miss Pageant. Thanks again, Chantel.

05/16/2026

Congratulations goes to Greg, for winning this brand new 65 inch TV. Thanks for being a part of our fun run, and helping the Canton Friendship Festival.

05/09/2026

EDIT: This is not for SXS, as we will be on state highways

Join us for our 1st FUN RUN, to help raise money for the Canton Friendship Festival. Leaving OTO at noon, and headed out for a 130 mile trip with several family friendly stops. All vehicles will return to OTO by 6pm, and then we will be entertained by a live band and activities for everyone. Also, take a chance to win some money by buying 50/50 tickets. All proceeds go to help make the Canton Friendship Festival a family friendly place to be every single year.

EDIT: This is not for SXS, as we will be on state highways.

02/12/2026

The Friendship Festival Board would like to Thank our sponsors for our Bingo Fundraiser with The Bingo Babes.

Thrusday February 12th 2026 at The Elks Lodge 6pm. Spaghetti dinner $10

* Lynn Marie Mae Boutique
* B-Designed
* Jack's
* Friendship Board
* Di'S Boutique
* Canton Family Restaurant
* Chi Chi's
* American Grille
* Mellow Moments
* OTO
* Live in the moment photography
* Eats
* Midwest Recovery
* Rancho Nuevo
* Reliable Cab
* Camino Real
* 5th Ave Tire
* Papa Johns
* 5th Ave Fashions
* Walmart
* Autozone
* Bishops Auto shop
* Nanabubs
* Mystic sky & Wellness

Come have a great time playing BINGO, winning awesome prizes, and help the Canton Friendship Festival raise money. Thanks again to all of our sponsors.

02/10/2026

Jaden Decker will be our entertainment on Saturday, September, 19th. He will showcase his talent from 7pm til 10pm. We are very excited to have him at this years Canton Friendship Festival.

01/18/2026

Please come help support the Canton Friendship Festival. We need repairs to our building, and also need funds to keep the entertainment flowing. Thanks for your support.