The 98th Centralia Halloween Parade & Fall Festival is Saturday, October 25th! Here's everything you need to know for the Downtown Fall Festival:
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
9:00am - 2:00pm | Little Obie – CN Train Rides
9:30am - 9:45am | Mummy Wrap Challenge –Central City (Champs) vs New Horizon School
10:00am - 2:00pm | Toddler & Regular Bounce Houses
10:00am - 2:00pm | Children Games
10:00am - 2:00pm | Finley’s Pony Rides $
10:00am - 2:00pm | Face Painting $
10:00am - 11:00am | Centralia Moose Lodge # 1219 Costume Contest at the Centralia Regional Library
11:00am - 12:00pm | Children’s Halloween Parade
LOCUST STREET ENTERTAINMENT
9:00am - 3:30pm | MC for the day – Rob Jackson
9:30am - 11:00am | LOCUST STREET ENTERTAINMENT
Centralia High School Marching Showcase & Color Guard
Diamond’s Dazzling Divas of So. Illinois
Studio 50 Tumbling & Dance Center
11:30am – 1:00pm | LOCUST STREET ENTERTAINMENT
Zumba with Busta Move Fitness
Southern Illinois Elite Tumbling & Cheer
Rock 101
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Best Dressed Pet Contest (sponsored by Buchheit)
GENERAL FAMILY ACTIVITIES
6:00am - 11:30am | Chili Cooking (starts at 6 am)
7:00am - 12:00pm | Pancake Breakfast at Masonic Lodge
8:00am start | 2nd Annual Bicycle Ride
12:00pm - 1:30pm | Centralia Fire & Police Department – Safety Fair
10:00am - 4:00pm | Centralia Historical Museum
9:00am - 12:00pm | Car Show
12:00pm - 1:30pm | CHILI PUBLIC TASTING while supplies lasts
9:00am - 3:00pm | Craft Fair at Recreation Complex
9:00am - 3:00pm | Downtown Flea Market
9:00am - 3:00pm | Various Vendors throughout the Fest
The 98th annual Centralia Halloween Parade starts at 7:00pm. The theme this year is "Frights, Lights, and Delights". Your 2025 Centralia Halloween Parade Grand Marshall is Chuck Melton!
PARADE LINEUP
1. Honor Guards- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2055
2. American Legion Post 446
3. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 176/ 3-A. Crippen Automotive for American Legion Post 446- Military Vehicles
4. Float-Disabled American Veterans Egyptian Gateway Chapter 76- "Honor our Wounded"
5. Float- Jim Beasley Veterans Tribute at Kaskaskia College
6. American Legion Post 446 Centralia Bicycle Riders
7. Centralia Elks Lodge 493 - "The American Flag"
8. Centralia Police Dept.
9. Wamac Police Dept.
10. Central City Police Dept.
11.Marion Co. Sheriff Dept.
12. Clinton Co. Sheriff Dept.
13.ESDA
14.Grand Marshall- Mr. Chuck Melton
15. Theme Winner- Miss Elizabeth Hanson, St. Mary School
16. City of Centralia Mayor and Council
17.Band-Centralia High School and Junior High School Combined Marching Band- "Funkytown"
18.City of Centralia Fire Dept.
19. Float- Centralia Firefighters Association Local 618- "Zombie Fire Crew"
20.Centralia Fire Protection Dist.
21.Patoka Fire Protection Dist.
22.Sandoval Fire Protection Dist.
23.Hoffman Fire Protection Dist.
24.Odin Fire Protection Dist.
25.Kell Fire Protection Dist.
26.Kinmundy-Alma Fire Protection Dist.
27.LifeStar Ambulance Service, Inc.
28.United Medical Response
29.Centralia Moose Lodge #1219- "74th Annual Kiddies Parade Winners"
30.Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival Inc. Best Dressed Pet's Winners
31.Centralia High School 2025 May Fete Court
32.Centralia High School 2025 Homecoming Court
33.Centralia High School 2025 Prom Court
34.Marching-Centralia High School Cheerleaders
35.Centralia BPW Woman of the Year
36.Centralia BPW Boss of the Year
37.Centralia BPW Working Woman of the Year
38.Centralia BPW President-Patty Brough
39.Float-CN Railroad Lil Obie Train
40.City of Wamac Lil Toot Train
41.Float- ABATE of Illinois Freedom Riders- "Ice Cream, You Scream Haunted Carnival"
42.Float- W.G. Murray Parent's Association- "We Love Murray Center as our Home"
43. Float-AFSCME Local 401- "AFSCME Strong"
44.Band-Iuka Grade School Marching Pirates Band
45.2025 Marion Co. Fair Queen- Miss Ella Douglas
46.2025 Marion Co. Little Fair Queen- Miss Aurora Bierman
47.2025 Junior Miss Marion Co. Fair Queen- Miss Jane Taylor Rose
48.Float- Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival Inc.- Major Sponsors: Castle Ridge/Gaetti Sport Complex, Centralia Foundation, City of Centralia, Hawkins Inc. Land of Lincoln Credit Union, SSM Health- St. Mary's Hospital, Sutherland- Garnier Funeral Home, Monken Dodge Chrysler Jeep Nissan, Monken Chevrolet Buick GMC. Sponsors- Centralia Township, City of Wamac, Midland States Bank, Heartland Title & Escrow-SIVIA Law, Central City/Centralia Lions Clubs 49. Band- Joseph Arthur Middle School- "The Spookiest Sweet Sound on the Street"
50.Float-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital- "The Light of Compassion, Turning Healthcare Frights into Heart-Filled Delights"
51.Gaetti Sports Academy
52.Float-Huff, Jacobs, Allgood & Lund Families- "Rockin Frights and Glaring Delights"
53.Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival Inc. Car Show Winners
54. Float- Timmon's Family- "Carnival of Frights"
55.Centralia City Schools District 135- "Old McDonald had a Farm"
55-A. Marion Co. Democratic Central Committee
56.Band- Sandoval High School Marching Blackhawks Band
57.Sandoval High School 2025 Homecoming Court
58.Float- Sandoval FFA- "FFA with Frights and Lights"
59.Marching- Studio 50 Gym, Dance & Cheer Center
60.Altec Fenex- "Altec Fenex- Come join our Team"
61.Float- Sandoval Community Church- "Jesus is the Light of the World"
62.Golf Cart Goonies
63. Float- SSM Health at Home, Home Health & Hospice- "Taking the Scare out of Home Care"
64.Band- Mt. Vernon High School/Casey Middle School Combined Marching Band
65. Air Evac Lifeteam of Mt. Vernon
66.Maxton-Rosado Funeral Home- "Scooby Doo Crew"
67. Float-Carlyle Healthcare and Senior Living \
68.Miss Clinton Co. 2025 Fair Queen- Miss Amanda Brink
69. Float-Sounds of Harmony Chorus- "Barbershop Style Singing"
70. Float-Calumet Street Christian Church- "Electric Scream Nineties Dream"
71.Float- 5th Southern District Masonic Lodge- "To be One-Ask One"
71-A. USOA Miss Southern Illinois- Miss Lillian Wright
72.Band-Salem Franklin Park Marching Bobcats
73.Marching-Trinity Lutheran Schools Defenders Cheerleaders
74.Schnucks Markets Inc. - "Schnucks Big Cart"
75.Marching- Royal Pink Dolls- "The Dancing Dead Circus"
76. Float-Timmons Fast Lane
77. Float-Davis Family- "Coco and Family"
78.Bradford National Bank
79.Marching- Malaysia's World
80.Johnston Family- "Elvis Sings Country Rock"
81.Float- Jolliff Family- "Trolls"
82.U.S. Bank
83.Kaskaskia College- "Spooky Lights"
84.Float- Momma Cora Candy Store- "Candy Store"
85. Float- Macz Funeral Homes- "Frights, Lights & Delights - Haunted Gingerbread House"
86. Central City Home Center
87.Float- Liberty Village of Centralia- "Spooky Disco"
88.GenFed Financial Credit Union
89.Float- Junction City Boo Bash- "Boo Bash Oct.31st❞
90.Maurices- "Trendy Fall Fits at Maurices"
91.Float- Fireside House of Centralia- "Monster Mash"
92.Blue Goose of Wamac
93.Float-Moore Than Behavior- "Frights, Lights & Delights from Fear to Advocacy, Towards Progress"
94.Agnes's Kitchen/Juicy Jays
94-A. Marion Co. Republican Central Committee
95.Float- Farmers State Bank of Hoffman- "Don't be frightened, apply for your first Home Loan"
96.Float- Best Western Plus Centralia Hotel & Suites- "The Best Western Plus Cannibal Carnival"
97.Float-Modern Edge Construction & Remodel LLC
98. Float-Brookside Valley Homes- "The Ghost Hauler"
99. Float- Swan Inc.- "Monster Quack Band"
100.Float-Cushman Family- "Avatar"
101.Float-Alternative Learning Academy- "Showtime at the ALA"
102.Float-Walmart- "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
103. Float-T-Mobile- "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for T-Mobile"
104.United Rentals
Horse Entries.
We hope to see everyone there! Don't forget to discover what shops and restaurants Centralia has to offer between the Fall Fest and Halloween Parade