Black Walnut Festival Parade

Admission: FREE

A one-mile route straight through the heart of Stockton as part of the city's annual Black Walnut Festival. Bands line up at Stockton Middle School (906 South Street) at 1 pm and the parade steps off at 2 pm. Bands are grouped according to Spring 2023 MSHSAA classifications with a special category for Class 2 bands that are marching middle school students as part of the high school group. Three band directors will adjudicate music, marching, and general effect with special recognitions for outstanding music, drum major, drum line, and auxiliary corps. Awards are presented in the city park at 3:45 pm. Buses and support vehicles are moved to the end of the parade route after unloading at the middle school.

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Parade Results
1st Monett
2st Bolivar
3rd Ash Grove

Participating Bands
Parade Order

1. Stockton High School
2. Rich Hill
3. Fair Play
4. Billings
5. Stockton Middle
6. Ash Grove
7. New Haven
8. Marionville
9. Blue Eye
10. Monett Middle School (CANCEL)
11. Crane
12. Pierce City
13. Marion C. Early
14. Pleasant Hope
15. Purdy
16. Fordland
17. Hartville
18. Sparta
19. El Dorado Springs
20. Monett
21. Bolivar

• BWF-BusAndParade.pdf
• BWEntry2023.pdf

Adjudicator Panel
Lori Hutton (Drury University), Cathy Coonis (retired), Andrea Dinkel (Galena, KS)