The Indiana State Fair Band Day is a marching band competition held at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis every August. The contest serves as the championship for the Central Indiana Track Show Association, an organization that governs high school track show marching band contests in Indiana each summer.
First held in 1947, it is one of, if not the oldest, high school marching band contest in the United States. The 77th Indiana State Fair Band Day competition was held on 2 August 2024.
Indiana high school marching bands participate in the Indiana State Fair Band Day every year. Bands are categorized into three classesâÂÂClass AAA, Class AA, and Class AâÂÂbased on band size. Each band is allowed up to six minutes to perform, two minutes for entry and one minute to exit the performance area. Preliminary competition takes place in the morning, with awards for first through third place in each class, along with caption awards for best music, visuals, auxiliary (guard), and percussion. The 16 top scoring bands, regardless of class, compete in the finals competition that night.
See the full history of Band Day Results dating back to 1947 on the CITSA website: Band Day Hall of Champions
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