Due to concerns with the recent increase of positive COVID-19 cases and the announcement that the marching band festival will be held virtually rather than live, the Trenton Rotary Club has announced it has cancelled the Missouri Day Festival Parade for this year.
Parade Committee Co-chairman Brian Upton said that until recently, the club had been making plans to hold the 2020 parade in October. At its meeting on Sept. 10, members voted to cancel this year’s event out of concern for the safety of those taking part in the parade as well as those who would be gathering to watch the Saturday morning event.
“The community has always been good in supporting the parade as evidenced by the large crowds attending each year,” he said. “However, with COVID numbers seeing a spike in recent weeks, club members decided the safety of the community as well as those who would be coming to town to attend the parade should be our first consideration.”
Changes in the marching band festival, which provides many of the band entries in the parade, was also a factor in the decision, Upton said.
“A lot of the audience comes to the parade to see the high school bands perform,” he said. “And without them this year, we felt we could not present the quality of parade we would like for our viewers.”
Upton said planning is already under way for the 2021 parade.
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