Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade [caption id="attachment_26052" align="alignright" width="267"] Michigan Avenue, downtown Chicago, IL[/caption] Chicago really knows how to celebrate the holiday season, from its countless extravagant holiday-themed festivals to it’s naturally festive and bright city scenery. Our favorite part of the holiday season in the Windy City? The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade.…
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Hollywood Christmas Parade
Celebrate Christmas with the stars this year by performing in the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Los Angeles holiday tradition that welcomes high school marching bands, collegiate bands, cultural and dance group performers, and countless Christmas-time classic guests, floats, and balloons. This event will allow you and your group to see a ton of stars, a…
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Portland Rose Festival Parade
Each year Portland, Oregon, hosts the largest all-floral parade in the entire world, the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade. This largely-followed event happens in early June each year and is considered to be Oregon’s biggest spectator event, drawing crowds of around 500,000 people consistently. For a total of over 100 years now Portland families…
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San Diego Veterans Day Parade
[caption id="attachment_19221" align="alignright" width="425"] Naval Base Point Loma March[/caption] San Diego Veterans Day Parade Head to sunny San Diego this autumn to celebrate Veterans Day in one of the biggest tribute parades and festivals across the nation, the San Diego Veterans Day Parade and Band of Pride Tribute. Happening each Veterans Day in San Diego,…
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National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
[caption id="attachment_17019" align="aligncenter" width="960"] the Jefferson Memorial during the Cherry Blossom Festival. Washington, DC[/caption] Each year in mid April our nation’s capital hosts among one of the most beautiful and extravagant festivals in America, the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This entire two week-long event celebrates the arrival of spring, as well as of the gift…
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade
Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade [caption id="attachment_19188" align="alignright" width="420"] HONOLULU (Dec. 18, 2011) The U.S. Pacific Fleet Marching Band participates in a parade through downtown Waikiki honoring Japanese-American veterans of World War II.[/caption] This massive memorial festival allows your marching band group, choir group, dance/cheer group, or JROTC group to pay your respects to those who…
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Presidential Inaugural Parade
Every Presidential Election year our nation’s capital holds a grand Presidential Inaugural Parade, a large vivacious celebration of the national welcoming of the new commander in chief that includes several high school, college, and military professional marching bands. Bands must be formally invited to perform after application and careful consideration, but if they are the…
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance
[caption id="attachment_26084" align="alignright" width="425"] Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade[/caption] Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance What can be more amazing than marching with your high school band in the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? This performing opportunity is almost a marching band's dream, the opportunity to perform among the top marching bands across the United States, not to…
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Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary
A 2016 special, this option is a true once in a lifetime performance opportunity in Hawaii; a chance to play at the 75th Anniversary commemoration at Pearl Harbor. The USS Missouri and EMI Hawaii work together to host a massive band performance, with students from both the United States and Japan. This is meant to serve as a…
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College Band Days
This is a bit of a general suggestion, but several major colleges and universities all across the nation host annual "band days" in which local high schools can come out, learn a new song and routine, and perform with several other bands on the field! For instance, one of our favorite option personally is the…
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