Old King Coal Festival

Old King Coal Festival Old King Coal Festival
Downtown West Frankfort, IL
Food, Rides, Vendors, Free Live Entertainment Every Night

Princess Flame Pageant

Free Live Entertainment

Midway - Rides, Food, & Craft Vendors

Coal Miner's Memorial Service

2026 Old King Coal John Gossett with our past Princess Flames and 2026 Princess Flame at Princess Flame luncheon at Fran...
05/29/2026

2026 Old King Coal John Gossett with our past Princess Flames and 2026 Princess Flame at Princess Flame luncheon at Franklin County Country Club during OKC Festival.

Pageant Directors Lexie and Amy present2026 Princess Flame with her scholarship dollars at Princess Flame Luncheon durin...
05/29/2026

Pageant Directors Lexie and Amy present2026 Princess Flame with her scholarship dollars at Princess Flame Luncheon during the festival.

Princess Flame Cake served at the luncheon, below Royalty with Cake.
05/29/2026

Princess Flame Cake served at the luncheon, below Royalty with Cake.

Eight of our past Princess Flamse attended a luncheon at the Franklin County Country Club during the OKC Festival this y...
05/29/2026

Eight of our past Princess Flamse attended a luncheon at the Franklin County Country Club during the OKC Festival this year. In back standing L to R: 1964 Susan Green Coleman, 1972 Carolyn White Sloan, 1969 Barbara Bilsman Willmore, 2003 Brittany High Moseman, 2017 Lexie Tourville-Davis. Front: 2024 Ella Horn, 2023 Makane Cass, 2025 Raylee Carroll with 2026 Princess Flame Madison Voss. Below 2026 Princess Flame 2nd Runner Up, Adelyn Horn, Princess Flame, Madison Voss, 1sr Runner Up Belle Plew.

The FCHS marching Redbirds in the 2026 Old King Coal Parade did a fantastic job. The FCHS Cheerleaders proudly carried t...
05/29/2026

The FCHS marching Redbirds in the 2026 Old King Coal Parade did a fantastic job. The FCHS Cheerleaders proudly carried the Old King Coal banner in the parade.

Roger Wilburn family stand at the Walk of Honor in front of Coal Miners Memorial Park after the memorial service during ...
05/29/2026

Roger Wilburn family stand at the Walk of Honor in front of Coal Miners Memorial Park after the memorial service during this year's Old King Coal festival. Wilburn was selected as the 2026 Walk of Honor recipient

Our MC, Franklin County Circuit Clerk, Jim Muir visits with State Representative Paul Jacobs at the 2026 OKC Festival Co...
05/29/2026

Our MC, Franklin County Circuit Clerk, Jim Muir visits with State Representative Paul Jacobs at the 2026 OKC Festival Coal Miners Memorial Service. Below, Old King Coal Miners Daughters stand with 2026 Walk of Honor Recipient and an Old King Coal Miners son, Roger Wilburn at the memorial service. Standing L to R: Lori Wilkerson Eubanks, Marla Summers, Roger Wilburn, Susan Malkovich and Jaye Thompson Palmer.

Past OKC's with 2026 OKC John Gossett at 2026 Coal Miners Memorial Service.
05/29/2026

Past OKC's with 2026 OKC John Gossett at 2026 Coal Miners Memorial Service.

Seven of our past OKC's were able to attend the Coal Miners Memorial Service held during this year's festival. Standing ...
05/29/2026

Seven of our past OKC's were able to attend the Coal Miners Memorial Service held during this year's festival. Standing L to R: Our 2026 Royalty, Teen Princess Flame Presley Reeves, Old King Coal, John Gossett, Pre-Teen Princess Flame & Tiny Princess Flame Britton Horn and Charli Smith, Past OKC's, 2024 Paul Moak, 2005 Jack McReynolds, 2018 Bill Levanti, 2021 Jerry Harkins, 2022 Denzile Stubblefield, 2011 Bob Tango and 2025 John Smith.

Our 2026 OKC Royalty place a wreath at the Orient #2 Memorial at Coal Miners Memorial Park after the Memorial Service d...
05/29/2026

Our 2026 OKC Royalty place a wreath at the Orient #2 Memorial at Coal Miners Memorial Park after the Memorial Service during the Old King Coal Festival.

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