Entries are now being accepted for the 2026 Missouri Day Parade, sponsored by the Trenton Rotary Club. Steve Taylor, Brian Upton and Carrie Lamm-Clark are serving as co-chairs for the event.

The parade will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Organizations, businesses and individuals are encouraged to have an entry in the parade, which has the theme “Stars, Stripes and Show-Me Pride.”

Entries can be submitted through the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce website at trentonmochamber.com by clicking on the Missouri Day tab, then on parade information to access the entry form. The form is also available through the Rotary Club of Trenton Missouri Facebook page.

Entries can be made in 10 judging categories: school/youth, community/nonprofit, business, religious, sports/club, tractor, best car or truck pre-1960, best car or truck post-1960, equestrian and political. There is also a nonjudged category for entries that do not want to be considered for an award.

There is no entry fee except in the political category, which has a $25 fee. Checks should be made payable to the Trenton Rotary Club and mailed to P.O. Box 254, Trenton, MO 64683. The fee can also be given to a Rotary member on the day of the parade.

The parade route begins at Crowder Road and Main Street, heads north on Main Street and turns east onto Ninth Street. The parade will continue along Ninth Street, ending at Eastside Park. Bands participating as part of the Missouri Day Marching Band Festival will leave the route at Normal Street.