{"id":13878,"date":"2021-07-30T16:29:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T21:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/?page_id=13878"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:27:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:27:04","slug":"east-st-louis-family-fun-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/east-st-louis-family-fun-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"East St. Louis Family Fun Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"text-align:center;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2025 Emmafest East St. Louis Family Fun Festival<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"text-align:center;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14676 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ELWK_2025Festival_Flyer_FRONT_4by6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: dodgerblue;\">EMMAFEST<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: dodgerblue;\">Fifth Annual East St. Louis Family Fun Festival<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Saturday, October 4, 2025<br \/>\nJones Park<br \/>\n2920 Argonne Drive, East St. Louis, IL 62201<br \/>\nParade starts at 11:00 am from 33rd and State Street<br \/>\nFestival from 11:30 am\u00a0 to 5:30 pm<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: tomato;\">Free Admission! Free Festival Rides!<\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: dodgerblue;\">Please Support EMMAFEST&#8217;S Major Sponsors:<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: tomato;\">Ameren<br \/>\nGrey Eagle Distributors<br \/>\nIllinois Lottery<br \/>\nMetro East Park &amp; Recreation District<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-carousel fusion-image-carousel-auto\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel\" data-autoplay=\"yes\" data-columns=\"4\" data-itemmargin=\"13\" data-itemwidth=\"180\" data-touchscroll=\"no\" data-imagesize=\"auto\" data-scrollitems=\"yes\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-positioner\"><ul class=\"fusion-carousel-holder\"><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameren.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ameren_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full 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LOUIS MONITOR<br \/>\nEAST ST. LOUIS PARK DISTRICT<br \/>\nGATEWAY PUBLIC ADJUSTERS, LLC<br \/>\nKATHERINE FRAZIER STATE FARM<br \/>\nKATZMAN &amp; SUGDEN<br \/>\nKEEFE , KEEFE &amp; UNSELL PC<br \/>\nLIZ BAILEY<br \/>\nOFFICER FUNERAL HOME<br \/>\nRENE POSEY<br \/>\nSCOTT CREDIT UNION<br \/>\nTOM MENDELSON<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"text-align:center;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: dodgerblue;\">Annual 5K During the EmmaFest<\/h1>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" title=\"5K Run &#038; Walk Flyer\" src=\"https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5K-Run-Walk-Flyer-5-x-7-in-1-731x1024.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-14712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmalkingfoundation.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5K-Run-Walk-Flyer-5-x-7-in-1-200x280.png 200w, 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