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Prince & Princess Contest

Sunday, September 14, 2025 2:00PM - 6:00PM

2024 Prince & Princess
Cole Lattan & Finley Jayne King

The Murphysboro Apple Festival Prince & Princess Contest is open to all children ages five (5) to eight (8) years of age who live in Jackson County, Illinois. Each contestant will participate in several Apple Festival events including the Kiddie Parade and Grand Parade, and the winners will be announced on stage during the Pageant. For more information on how to participate, see the column to the right.

Voting will open TBA! You can also find voting canisters in the main lobby of The First Bank & Trust Co. of Murphysboro during regular business hours.

From L-R: 2023 Prince Kyren Duane Lee Adams, 2024 First Runner-Up Brantley Stoops, 2024 Prince & Princess Cole Lattan & Finley Jayne King, 2024 First Runner-Up Lorelei Mileur, 2023 Princess Marcella Haney

Tickets for the Prince & Princess Pageant are $8.00 and will be available to purchase online through Eventbrite. Buy early and pick your seats! Any unsold seats will be available for purchase at the door.
Click the button below to purchase Pageant Tickets COMING SOON!
*Note: you will be taken to an outside page*


2024 1st Runners-Up
Brantley Stoops & Lorelei Mileur


2025
Prince & Princess Contestants

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PRINCE & PRINCESS
CONTEST
REGISTRATION

WHEN: NOW until July 18, 2025

WHERE: Register Online at the Link Below

EVENT CHAIR: Ashley Runge

Click HERE to Register

DEADLINE TO ENTER IS
JULY 18, 2025!


PRINCE & PRINCESS VOTING

WHEN: TBA

WHERE: Canisters available at First Bank & Trust or Vote Online

CLICK HERE TO VOTE ONLINE - COMING SOON!


PRINCE & PRINCESS PAGEANT

WHERE: Murphysboro High School Performing Arts Center (Directions)

WHEN: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 2:00 PM

Pageant Tickets are $8 and are available to purchase through Eventbrite. They will also be available to purchase at the door.


PRINCE & PRINCESS CONTEST
RULES & GUIDELINES

  • Any boy or girl between the ages of five (5) years old and eight (8) years old as of September 1, 2025, who resides in Jackson County, Illinois is eligible to enter the contest.
  • The winner of this contest will be chosen on the basis of one cent ($.01) per vote. The contestant with the most votes will be declared the winner. Each contestant must have at least one $50 sponsor. This sponsor does not have to be obtained prior to entering the contest.
  • Each contestant will be provided with canister(s) (number and/or placement to be decided before parent meeting). One canister must be placed at The First Bank & Trust Co. of Murphysboro.
  • Online voting will be available through the Apple Festival website, murphysboroapplefestival.org.
  • Additional information on sponsorship and voting will be provided at parents' meeting(s).
  • Parents will be notified of all meetings, when official portraits will be taken, and when canister(s) will be given out after the application deadline closes.
  • Each contestant will appear in the Children’s Pet & Hobby Parade, the Grand Parade, and the Prince & Princess Pageant, at which time the winners will be announced.
  • On Friday, September 12, 2025, each contestant must return all collected canister monies by 12:00 p.m. to The First Bank & Trust Co of Murphysboro (1403 Walnut St). The bank will count the money and tabulate the votes. Online voting will end at this time as well.
  • The Counting Committee will place the winning contestants’ names in a sealed envelope, which will not be opened until the Prince & Princess Pageant on September 14, 2025. The decision of the Committee is final. Suitable gifts and awards will be given to each contestant and the winning Prince and Princess.
  • The Prince and Princess declared the winners must agree to make appearances during their reign and allow the use of any photos that the Murphysboro Apple Festival deems necessary.
  • In the event a winning contestant becomes unable to fulfill his or her duties for any reason, the runner-up shall take his or her place.
  • The Committee reserves the right to change, delete, alter, or add regulations as set forth and deemed to be in the best interest of the Apple Festival. All committee decisions are final.
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