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Save the date! Marquette Community Day, the South Side’s biggest back-to-school event, returns on August 2nd, 2026!
We’re already preparing to welcome hundreds of South Side families and prepare our young neighbors for a great school year with free backpacks, school supplies, and a fun-filled summer day featuring bounce houses, horseback rides, music and entertainment, community resources, food, and more—all for free!
Let us know you’re coming and share with your family and friends on the Facebook event page.
Special thanks to the sponsors of MCD 2026!
- A Big Difference Signs & Graphics
- Dutchtown Opportunity Coalition for Youth
- Eagle Mart
- Employment Connection
- Family Care Health Centers
- Fleet Feet
- Gateway Harvest Church
- Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club of St. Louis
- Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
- Healthy Blue
- Lutheran Development Group
- One Silverstar Foundation
- St. Joseph Housing Initiative
- St. Louis Community College
- St. Louis Public Schools
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
- State Rep. Steve Butz
- Thomas Dunn Learning Center
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of Dutchtown
- Your Place Diner
Interested in sponsoring or volunteering? Contact us: amp@dutchtownstl.org. Want to donate to help us provide more school supplies, food, and fun? Visit donorbox.org/marquette to support Allies of Marquette Park!
Marquette Community Day is proudly presented by Allies of Marquette Park and Dutchtown Main Streets.