Antique Automobiles - All units in this category will be judged on their overall appearance, including restoration efforts, taking into consideration the rarity of the unit's make, model and market availability

Street Rods - All units in this category will be judged on their overall appearance, including enhancement add-ons, taking into consideration the creativity and originality of the body work

Band Performers - All units in this group will be judged on the overall sound of their performance and their choreography, uniforms, enthusiasm.

Floats (2 awards total) - All units in this category will be judged on the overall creativity and originality of their design. One award will be given to the float that best displays the patriotism of our Hereford Community and beyond. One award will be given to the float that best displays the long-standing, traditions-based, agricultural heritage of our Hereford Community

Adult Marchers - All units in this category will be judged on their overall appearance, including uniforms, creativity, choreography and enthusiasm.

Youth Marchers - All units in this category will be judged on their overall appearance, including uniforms, enthusiasm and number of marchers, as well as on their ability to visually convey the mission statement of their group or organization.

Modern Farming Equipment - All units in this category will be judged on their overall appearance and their model's ability to perform multiple tasks essential to keeping today's farms up and running for tomorrow's farming generation.

Vintage Farming Equipment - All units in this category will be judged on the model's rarity and age, exterior appearance and overall true-to-model restoration and maintenance.

Modern Fire Equipment - All units in this category will be judged on the overall physical appearance of their units, number of units on display and any special services and/or capabilities of vehicles on display.

Vintage Fire Equipment - All units in this category will be judged on the model's rarity and age, exterior appearance and overall true-to-model restoration and maintenance.

Equines, Livestock, other live animals - All units in this category will be judged on their overall appearance and temperament, as well as on any creativity or originality used in their display

Best in Show Award - This award will be given to the unit that far exceeds the criterion within it's own category, as well as reaching across all categories in patriotism, creativity and/or originality.

Agricultural Appreciation Award - This award will be given to the unit that not only meets and exceeds the criterion within its own category, but that also incorporates in it's display a tribute to the long-standing traditions of agricultural farming in the Hereford Zone!