The 36th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest will feature a lot of children and youth vying for royalty in the annual pageant on Saturday, October 2nd at noon on the main south stage.

Pageant chair Brittany Moore reports that 7 Little Mister, 16 Little Miss, 15 Junior Miss, 9 Teen, and 15 Miss Chilli Pepper candidates will be making the walk across the stage vying for the crown in their age category.

The public is urged to bring their lawn chairs and stake out their location early, as the pageant is one of the biggest-attended events at Chillifest each year.

For more information on the event, go to the event’s web site, chillifest-dot-info, that’s chillifest with 2-L’s.