The 58th annual Central Methodist University Band Day is this Saturday. More than 40 schools from around the state are set to compete.

Schools from all classes are included in the lineup for the day of competition, which will include a parade and performances by bands, drum lines, and color guards.

The day will kick off with the parade at 9:30 a.m. in front of Swinney Conservatory before winding its way around the square. Bands will march down Church Street, turn left onto Morrison Street at the bandstand, left again onto Main Street, and conclude at the entrance to CMU at Main and Elm streets.

The parade will be followed by field competitions at Davis Field at 11 a.m. Indoor competitions will take place in Puckett Fieldhouse with drum lines starting at noon and color guards starting at 10:50 a.m. in the turf room at Phillips Recreation Center.

The field and indoor competitions are free to enter for CMU students, faculty, and staff. A gate fee at the field for other spectators is $5.

Participating schools, by class, are listed below:

• Class 1 – Glasgow, Green Ridge, Norborne, North Shelby, Orrick, Chamois, and Sweet Springs

• Class 2 – Cole Camp, Crest Ridge, Eugene, Fayette, Gallatin, Hamilton, Lone Jack, Mid-Buchanan, New Haven, New Franklin, Polo, Salisbury, Smithton, Tipton, and Westran

• Class 3 – Blair Oaks, Boonville, Brookfield, Clever, Fatima, Hallsville, Holden, Macon, Owensville, Trenton, and Winfield

• Class 4 – Fulton, Grandview, Kirksville, Moberly, Oak Grove, and School of the Osage

• Class 5 – Park Hill South and Troy Buchanan

Many of the schools will be led by directors who have attended or are attending Central. Alumni and graduate student directors include Shelly Swink (Glasgow), Daniel Long (Norborne), Jessica Arnold (Cole Camp), Michael Williams (Salisbury), Andrew Maddux (Tipton), Tiffany Lechner (Blair Oaks), Alec Fields (Boonville), Connor Sanchegraw (Brookfield), Kylah Sisk (Clever), Casey McDonald-Schneider (Fatima), Ryan Lewis (Hallsville), and Kelly Neudecker (Fulton).

This year’s Band Day parade and field competitions will be available to view on livestreams.