2026 Annie Malone Annual May Day Festival & Talent Showcase
Festival RULES
The Annie Malone May Day Festival is for the entire St Louis community. The Festival Committee insists upon proper conduct throughout the staging area and park. You and your unit will be on display before thousands of your fellow citizens, parents, and children. Please behave accordingly.
After Annie Malone receives your completed registration, we will confirm your registration. Information packets will be issued at the MANDATORY meeting on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 9 a.m. at Annie Malone's Page location, 5355 Page Blvd., St. Louis, MO.
This is a FAMILY EVENT and we ask that you adhere to the following RULES:
CONDUCT: All participants must conduct themselves in a respectful, civil and orderly fashion.
- There is a zero-tolerance policy toward dangerous/reckless driving at any time!
- No provocative or sexually explicit dancing! This includes twerking, gyrating, and body movements/contortions that are sexual in nature
- Appropriate clothing must be worn.
STOPPING: No stopping is permitted unless directed to do so by Festival Officials. Entries must start/restart immediately when directed by
Festival Official. In order to keep the festival moving and eliminate gaps within the festival, no performances in front of the judge’s stand or Review Stands will be permitted. Units must be in a continuous moving forward direction.
NOT PERMITED: The following are not permitted:
- No Glass Bottles
- No Alcohol
- No CBD
- No Fire or BBQ in staging or on units
- No Fireworks
- No Skates, Skating, Skateboards, Big Wheels, Scooters, Electric Scooters, Motor Scooters, Mopeds, Go Karts, ATV, or Golf Carts unless specifically approved.
VEHICLES: All street vehicles must comply with Missouri laws regarding registration. Proof of insurance must be held for each motorized vehicle. Entries using non-street vehicles must hold proof of blanket insurance coverage for all vehicles and participants in the entry. All units must be driven by a licensed and insured driver.
GIVE AWAYS: All items that are distributed with your unit must be passed out at the curb.
NO THROWING! The items must be Family Friendly. No cans or bottles may be given out. If the item is for a business promotion, the unit must be a Sponsor of the festival!
Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
UNIT INFORMATION:
- NO Promotion, Signs, or Handing out of alcohol, tobacco, CBD, or other non-family friendly items on or with the units.
- Individual groups and units that have sponsors provide funding, services, and/or materials to them may NOT put the sponsors’ names on the festival entry unless they register as a unit of the Festival.
- Any unit with a generator must carry a fire extinguisher.
- Animal Units are required to clean up after their animals in Assembly, Festival, and Dispersal. They are also required to provide Certificate of Insurance. Proof of liability
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insurance must name Annie Malone Children and Family Services as certificate holder
(e.g., COI). Insurance must be in the amount of $1,000,000.
- Floats - A wheel walker is a person who walks next to the float, (by the wheels) to prevent anyone from trying to get items on the ground, climbing on (or off) and who could notify the driver of any problems that would require immediate action for the safety of all. The wheel walker is an important measure in the safety of the parade. One wheel walker is required for each wheel.
UNIT SOUND: Very loud music or noise will not be allowed within the line-up area. Sound systems may be tested, but only for a few seconds. Music may be turned on only on the festival stage. The Music must be immediately turned off at end of the festival. The only music allowed to be played at the festival is Family Oriented music. The style of music and the volume at which it is played must be pleasant, tolerable, and acceptable for all listeners, especially children.
STAGING AREA:
- Follow the directions of the Festival Marshal in staging area, route, and dispersal.
- Festival participants are required to be at their assigned spot in the staging area no later than the times provided in your Registration Packet which will be distributed at the MANDATORY meeting on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 9 a.m. at Annie Malone's Page location, 5355 Page Blvd., St. Louis, MO. Your assigned positions the only spot you will be allowed to occupy.
- Only those units designated in your application and approved by the May Day Festival Committee will be allowed in the festival. No other automobiles, trucks, vans, or other festival participants will be authorized or allowed in the festival.
- Please keep your unit in your designated line up area and follow the instructions of the Assembly Team. Safety necessitates keeping portions of park open and passable. Emergency vehicles may continue to use park throughout the day.
- It is the responsibility of each parade unit to keep your staging area clean of any trash.
UNIT NUMBERS: Your Unit Number must be displayed at front of your unit for all to see.
Festival Officials will remove participants who are in violation of these rules.
If you have any questions concerning the Festival, Rules, or Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center at
SM Servicemark Restrictions. Except as indicated, Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center’s (the "Agency") owns all trademarks, service marks or other logos featured on this website. Use or misuse of these trademarks, service mark or logos is expressly prohibited and may violate federal and state law. Participant shall not use name, logos, or other trademarks, service marks or trade names, or any portion or variation thereof, in any manner that would create the impression that Participant is a division, subsidiary, franchisee, or affiliate of the Agency; or on any business signs, business cards, stationery, envelopes, invoices, forms, or similar documents, in any media.
