Marching Events
The fall marching season is a busy and exciting one for Lincoln Band and color guard students, directors, instructors, volunteers, families and fans. You can see our full schedule on the calendar, but here are some highlights for key performances and competitions in fall 2025.
August
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August 9: Breakfast with the Band, Howard Wood Field
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August 21: Preview Night & Car Raffle Drawing, Howard Wood Field
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August 23: Roosevelt Clinic exhibition performance, Howard Wood Field
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August 29: Home football game halftime performance & pep band, Howard Wood Field
September
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​​​September 6: Presidents Bowl home football game halftime performance & pep band, Howard Wood Field
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September 19: Homecoming football game halftime performance & pep band, Howard Wood Field
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September 20: Wildcat Classic competition, Buell Field, Omaha, NE
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September 27: Golden Regiment Invitational, Blue Springs High School, MO
October
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October 4: Festival of Bands exhibition performances, street parade route by Covell Lake & Howard Wood Field, Sioux Falls
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October 11: Youth in Music competition in Minneapolis, MN
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October 17-18: Bands of America Super Regional competition in St. Louis, MO
More Details
Learn about audience etiquette, plus what to expect at marching competitions and football games.
Wildcat Classic (Sept 20)
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Hosted by: Millard West High School Wildcat Band
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Location: Buell Stadium, 14905 Q St, Omaha, NE 68137
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Prelims & Finals: Bands perform in prelims to determine they advance to finals.
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Tickets: TBA​
Golden Regiment Invitational (Sept 27)
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Hosted by: Blue Springs Golden Regiment
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Location: Peve Stadium, Blue Springs High School, 2000 NW Ashton Dr, Blue Springs, MO, 64015
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Prelims & Finals: TBA
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Tickets: TBA​
Youth in Music (Oct 11)
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Hosted by: Youth in Music
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Location: US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
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Prelims & Finals: TBA
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Tickets: TBA​
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Spectator Tips:
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Parking: Plan time to park and walk to the dome. There are many paid parking garages within several blocks of the venue. Many families use the Park Whiz or Spot Hero apps to find and even reserve parking.
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Event tickets: Each session (prelims and finals) requires a separate ticket. It's recommended that you purchase online. If you want, you can wait to purchase a finals ticket until we know if LHS makes finals.
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Stadium details: Small, clear bags are allowed in stadium. YIM merch available is for purchase. Concessions are available.
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Safety: Just like in any city, we recommend you stay aware of your surroundings (not looking down at your phone), and walk with or have a buddy.
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Streaming: TBA
Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional (Oct 17-18)
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Hosted by: Music for All/Bands of America
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Location: The Dome at America's Center, 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO, 63101​
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October 17-18 Prelims: The competition features about 70 bands from 10+ states including some of the top bands in the country. Bands from all classes perform Friday morning through Saturday until the prelims awards mid-afternoon. The Lincoln Band's prelim time is TBA.​
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October 18 Evening Finals: The top-scoring bands advance to finals. If Lincoln advances to finals, we will learn that at prelims awards and receive our finals performance time shortly after that.
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Travel: TBA
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Tickets: TBA
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Spectator Tips:
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Parking: Plan time to park and walk to the dome. There are many paid parking garages within several blocks of the venue. Many families use the Park Whiz or Spot Hero apps to find and even reserve parking.
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Event tickets: Each session requires a separate ticket: prelims on Friday, prelims on Saturday and finals on Saturday. It's recommended that you purchase online. If you want, you can wait to purchase a finals ticket until we know if LHS makes finals.
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Stadium details: Small, clear bags are allowed in stadium. BOA merch available is for purchase. Concessions are available.
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Safety: Just like in any city, we recommend you stay aware of your surroundings (not looking down at your phone), and walk with or have a buddy. There will be a lot of band fans coming and going from the event, so downtown St. Louis will be busy.
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Streaming: Not able to make it to St. Louis? BOA offers a paid streaming service with details on their website. ​​
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