STATE MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL

IHSMA State Marching Band Festival

Registration Deadline: September 11, 2025
Penalty Deadline: September 17, 2025
Festival Date: October 11, 2025 (North); October 18, 2025 (South)
Registration Fee: $175.00
2025 Fall Site Assignments

Information for the General Public

The IHSMA has partnered with Bound for digital ticketing and cashless admission!
Admission Fee: Adults – $12.00, Senior Citizens (62+) – $7.00, K-12 Students – $5.00
Bound fees will apply

PERFORMANCE SITES

(Schedule, Directions, Pre-Purchase Tickets via Bound)

 

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Sheldon: Schedule – Directions – PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS via BOUND

Fort Dodge (Dodger Stadium): Schedule – Directions – PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS via BOUND

Dubuque, Senior (Dalzell Field): Schedule – Directions – PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS via BOUND

Cedar Rapids, Jefferson (Kingston Stadium): Schedule – Directions – PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS via BOUND

 

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Glenwood: Schedule – Directions – PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS via BOUND

Waukee: Schedule – Directions – PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS via BOUND

Pella: Schedule – Directions – PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS via BOUND

Davenport, Central: Schedule – Directions – PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS via BOUND

STATE APPAREL: NORTWEST DESIGNS, INC.

Northwest Designs, Inc is the Official Apparel vendor of the IHSMA State Marching Band Festival!

Merchandise with your school listed at the event can be purchased online or on-site!

Apparel by Northwest Designs Inc – Online Store

 

STATE PHOTOGRAPHS: JOLESCH PHOTOGRAPHY

Jolesch Enterprises Photography is the Official Photographer of the IHSMA State Marching Band Festival!
Jolesch will be photographing each band as well as capturing action shots of each performance.
Photographs can be purchased online through the Jolesch Website.

Marching Band Festival Results

2025 Marching Band Festival Results

Director Information

Festival Central Login – Online Registration

Marching Band Announcer Forms

Heat Related Illness Prevention

Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is the gold standard for measuring heat stress during hot weather. This measurement comes from a Wet Bulb Globe-The WBGT device takes into account: ambient temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle, direct sunlight and cloud cover.

Sample Adjudication Forms:
Photos: Jolesch Enterprises Photography will be photographing each band as well as capturing action shots of each performance. Photographs can be purchased online through the Jolesch Website.
Marching Band Festival Results:

American Legion Flag Code

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