A festival that takes place every year at a local college. This festival is by paper audition only and is for students in grades 7-12. Names are submitted in November and names are selected in December. This festival is two days in January. There are two bands, a 7th and 8th grade band (jr high) and a 9th-12th grade band (sr high). Music will be distributed to students when the roster names are selected. Day1 - Students will need a packed lunch, their music and their instrument. Students will travel to the local college via bus on the first day for rehearsal and rehearsal will take place during the school day until approximately 3:30pm. When rehearsal concludes the first day, students will return via bus to the high school by 5pm to be picked up by parents. Day 2 - The following day is a rehearsal, banquet and the concert. Students will leave the school via bus at approximately 1pm for the college. Parents are responsible for picking up their students after the concert. Students will need to bring their music, instrument and their attire for the concert. Attire for the concert is: High School – Marching Band Uniforms (No Shako, plume, gauntlets or gloves) Junior High – White shirt, black pants. Ladies may elect to wear a black dress with or without a shawl that is either black or white. Students will begin rehearsing around 2pm. At the conclusion of rehearsal, students will be served dinner. After this, students will change in to their concert attire. The concert will start at 7pm for the junior high. Once the junior high portion of the concert has concluded, the senior high will take the stage. Junior high students can be dismissed at this time (although, feel free to stay for the rest of the concert!) The senior high portion of the concert should begin around 7:30pm. Parents are responsible for picking their student(s) up from the concert site and bringing them home.