Annual Festival of Bands

The 37th annual Festival of Bands will take place Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Sioux Falls, SD. Hosted by five local high school bands, the festival will feature bands from South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska.

A FULL LINEUP OF BANDS

From Parade to Field Competition, there's plenty of fun in store for kids and adults alike.

2024 PARADE SCHEDULE

The Festival of Bands Parade will start on W. Madison St and turn onto N. Lake Avenue in Sioux Falls, adjacent to Covell Lake and the baseball fields. The parade judging platform will be located on N. Lake Avenue behind the Boy Scouts Headquarters.

08:30am: SFPD Motorcade
08:35am: El Riad Fife and Drum
08:40am: Grand Marshal
08:45am: SF Jefferson High School (Host)
08:50am: SF Roosevelt High School (Host)
08:55am: Memorial Middle School (Exhibition)
09:00am: McCook Central High School (Class A)
09:05am: Tracy Area High School (Class A)
09:10am: Elk Point-Jefferson High School (Class A)
09:15am: Adrian-Ellsworth High School (Class A)
09:20am: Beresford High School (Class A)
09:25am: Sioux Falls Lutheran High School (Class A)
09:30am: Murray County Central High School (Class A)
09:35am: George-Little Rock High School (Class A)
09:40am: Baltic High School (Class A)
09:45am: West Central High School (Class AA)
09:50am: Pipestone High School (Class AA)
09:55am: Chamberlain High School (Class A)
10:00am: Sioux Falls Christian High School (Class AA)
10:05am: Tea Area High School (Class AAA)
10:10am: Ben Reifel Middle School (Exhibition)
10:15am: SF Washington High School (Host)
10:20am: Waseca High School (Class AAA)
10:25am: Patrick Henry Middle School (Exhibition)
10:30am: SF Bishop O'Gorman High School (Host)
10:35am: SF Lincoln High School (Host)

2024 FIELD COMPETITION SCHEDULE

PRELIMS

10:00am: Boyden-Hull Jr/Sr High School (Class A)
10:15am: Sibley-Ocheyedan High School (Class A)
10:30am: Lennox High School (Class AA)
10:45am: Luverne High School (Class AA)
11:00am: Madison High School (Class AA)
11:15am: West Lyon High School (Class AA)
11:30am: Vermillion School (Class AA)

JUDGES' BREAK

12:15pm: West Central High School (Class AA)
12:30pm: Pipestone High School (Class AA)
12:45pm: MOC-Floyd Valley (Class AAA)
01:00pm: Yankton High School (Class AAA)
01:15pm: Waseca High School (Class AAA)
01:30pm: Brookings High School (Class AAA)
01:45pm: Mitchell High School (Class AAA)
02:00pm: Huron High School (Class AAA)
02:15pm: A and AA Awards and All Parade Awards

JUDGES' BREAK

2:45pm: Grand Rapids High School (Class AAA)
3:00pm: Marshall High School (Class AAA)
3:15pm: Eastview High School (Class AAAA)
3:30pm: Sioux City East High School (Class AAAA)
3:45pm: Norfolk High School (Class AAA)
4:00pm: Papillion-La Vista South High School (Class AAAA)
4:15pm: Mankato Lancers (Class AAAA)
4:30pm: Harrisburg High School (Class AAAA)
4:45pm: Aberdeen Central High School (Class AAAA)
5:00pm: Irondale High School (Class AAAA)
5:15pm: Brandon Valley High School (Class AAAA)
5:30pm: SF Lincoln High School (Host)
5:45pm: SDSU Pride of the Dakotas (Exhibition)
6:00pm: AAA and AAAA Awards

FINALS

06:55pm: SF Bishop O'Gorman High School - National Anthem
07:00pm: SF Bishop O'Gorman High School (Host)
07:15pm: SF Jefferson High School (Host)
07:30pm: Band 1
07:45pm: Band 2
08:00pm: Band 3
08:15pm: Band 4
08:30pm: Band 5
08:45pm: Band 6
09:00pm: Band 7
09:15pm: Band 8
09:30pm: Band 9
09:45pm: Band 10
10:00pm: SF Roosevelt High School (Host)
10:15pm: SF Washington High School (Host)
10:30pm: Finals Awards