Celebrate America on Route 66 Parade

Note: Personal/non-commercial vehicles in this parade are limited to cars or trucks with model years 1926-1985 - the years Route 66 was a commissioned highway.
There are parades—and then there are once-in-a-century celebrations. On May 1 at 6 p.m., Missouri kicks off the National Route 66 Centennial with a History Parade that promises to be one of the most exciting, nostalgic, and star-studded events ever to roll down the Mother Road.

A variety of classic vehicles—each representing an era, a story, and a memory from the last century—will cruise along Missouri’s stretch of the Mother Road. Limited to model years 1926-1985–the years that Route 66 was a commissioned highway–expect everything from early 1920s touring cars to roaring hot rods, polished chrome cruisers, emergency vehicles, and the iconic cars that defined Route 66 road trips for generations.

Every vehicle is a piece of history, and collectively they create the ultimate drive through time.

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