Missouri Days Marching Festival

Festival Website

Schedule

Renowned for a fun-filled day of music, events, and entertainment, this event is one that you and your students will look forward to for years to come. Schools will compete in classes according to MSHSAA guidelines (same for out-of-state bands).
The morning steps off at the newly renovated campus of North Central Missouri College. The parade then passes through the heart of our beautiful historic downtown before ending just two blocks from the main festival site and Trenton High School campus.
The field show competition begins in the afternoon at C.F. Russell Stadium. Bands will be judged on music effect (individual & ensemble), visual effect (individual & ensemble) as well as percussion and auxiliary captions. The stadium seating is covered, offering a comfortable viewing experience for our guests.
Indoor Drumline and Auxiliary competition will take place throughout the day on the campus of Trenton High School. There is a scheduled warm-up gym available just prior to each competition. Both gymnasiums are full-size and connected by a corridor for the ease of moving ensembles from the practice to the performance area.
The festival will wrap up with an awards ceremony under the lights at C.F. Russell Stadium. Awards will be given to the top three of each class in their respective event as well as the “Hannaford Sweepstakes” award. We hope you will join us for a fun-filled, learning, and rewarding experience. If you have been to the Missouri Days Marching Festival before, we welcome you back, and if it is your first time, we look forward to hosting you!

Participating Bands

Northeast Nodaway HS
Milan C-2 HS
Concordia High School
Winnetonka High School
Scotland County R-I HS
Macon High School
Leeton RX HS
Mid-Buchanan High School
Knob Noster High School
Raytown High School
Moravia Community School
Princeton R-V HS
Sweet Springs High School
Savannah High School
Kirksville High School
North Kansas City High School
Penney High School
North Andrew HS
Brookfield High School
Hannibal High School
Green City HS
Albany HS
Lafayette HS
North Harrison
Linn Co. R-1
Trenton (Exhibition)

Culver-Stockton's “THRILL ON THE HILL” Marching Band to perform in exhibition during the 2023 Missouri Days Marching Festival!!!

The Thrill on the Hill is led by Director Ryan Christian, Colorguard Advisor Amy Stollberg, and Drum Major Brianna Dinnon, a senior Music Technology major with an Applied Programming Minor from Rock Island, Illinois.

Adjudicator Panel
Bill Schaffer
Ryan Christian
Christopher Agwu
Dr. Tracy Thomas
Emily Trapani
Danielle Welch
Sandi Ellis
Nick Pastor