Our annual Sweet Corn Sunday will be held on Sunday, August 10, 2025!
Did You Know?
Sweet Corn Sunday is a community event that began in Treloar, Missouri, in 2020, to celebrate the long-standing and rich agricultural heritage of the area by hosting an event organized with locals and the state.
With locally grown sweetcorn, grilled bratwursts, bluegrass music and tours, our hope is for visitors to develop a greater understanding of and appreciation for cultural landmarks, including the Treloar Grain Elevator, the Ted and Pat Jones Welcome Center, and Farmers Bank building (listed on the National Register of Historic Places), Burkhardt Grove (formerly “the Trees of Treloar”), and the Treloar Trailhead for the Katy Trail.
A Bit of History
Treloar embodies the story of a town that anticipated the arrival of the KATY Railroad in 1896, with much fanfare and success, thrived as a prosperous farming community, experienced economic downturns, and has been revived as a must-stop on Missouri’s longest state park – the Katy Trail.
From 2020 to 2024, Sweet Corn Sunday involved two communities in southern Warren County, Treloar, and Peers (3.5 miles to the east). Missouri State Parks has provided — and will offer yet again — a tram to take attendees on a narrated tour down the trail. Festival participants could also opt to cycle or walk on the trail to Peers. At Peers, guests visited the Peers Store which was built in 1896, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They also walked and photographed the Peers Prairie.
Sweet Corn Sunday is Expanding!
In 2025, Sweet Corn Sunday will be held on August 10th. Because of the generous grant funds from Horizon, our festival is expanding to include Marthasville (7 miles to the east of Treloar, 3.5 miles east of Peers). The Marthasville Trailhead is located close to where Lewis and Clark stopped twice with their Corps of Discovery. Guests will be able to visit a vertical log structure at the La Charrette historical marker, a large active grain elevator next to the Trail, and check on the native trees planted on the Trail by Magnificent Missouri volunteers in 2020.
We will have folk music in all three locations! The Marthasville Volunteer Fire Department will once again grill bratwursts and serve corn in Treloar. Additionally, this year the historic Katy Depot in Marthasville will be open to visitors. The Depot has amazing historical artifacts, chief among them an O Model Railroad!
For news on other events, check out our 2025 Events Lineup!