The museum celebrates the rich 'pageant' of the town's history. [=celebrates all the interesting things that have happened in the town's history]
Their church puts on an annual Christmas 'pageant'.
They disagreed with the 'pageant' judges.
(..) the things I don't understand. Here we go. Your dream for me was to get out of this place and be somebody. You shoved me in every beauty pageant in the state. I'm just sayin', is all. What?! What are you trying to say?! l-I mean, just tell me what I can do to make you happy! (..)2002 Sweet Home Alabama