The Sioux Falls High Schools will strike up the bands Saturday, October 5, 2024 as host of the 37th Annual Festival of Bands, USA — one of the nation’s largest marching band events. Considered one of the premier band festivals in the Midwest, this year’s Festival of Bands will feature over 40 bands with more than 4,000 students participating in parade and/or field competition. This event draws as many as 20,000 visitors from South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa to Sioux Falls for a full day of marching activities.

The Festival of Bands is honored to welcome Sioux Falls Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jane Stavem, as this year’s Parade Grand Marshal.

Sioux Falls will strike up the bands Saturday, October 1, 2022, as host of the 35th Annual Festival of Bands, USA — one of the nation’s largest marching band events. Considered one of the premier band festivals in the Midwest, this year’s Festival of Bands will feature over 40 bands participating in parade and/or field competition.