Event Name | Competition Among | Location | Date | Competition Type IHSMA = IHSMA Classification OPEN = competing all together BOTH = uses IHSMA and OPEN |
Keokuk Labor Day Parade | Marching Bands (non competitive) | Keokuk | Sept 5, 2016 | OPEN |
Pufferbilly Days Parade | Marching Bands | Boone | Sept 10, 2016 | IHSMA |
Tri-State Rodeo Parade | Marching Bands | Fort Madison | Sept 10, 2016 | IHSMA |
Bobcat Invitational | Marching Bands | Epworth | Sept 17, 2016 | IHSMA |
Fort Madison Marching Band Classic | Marching Bands | Fort Madison | Sept 17, 2016 | IHSMA |
Marching Band Contest | Marching Bands | Creston | Sept 17, 2016 | IHSMA |
Mount Pleasant Marching Invitational | Marching Bands | Mount Pleasant | Sept 17, 2016 | IHSMA |
Linn-Mar Marching Band Festival | Marching Bands | Linn-Mar HS, Marion | Sept 24, 2016 | IHSMA |
Marching Dutch Invitational | Marching Bands | Pella | Sept 24, 2016 | IHSMA |
Marion Marching Invitational | Marching Bands | Marion | Sept 24, 2016 | IHSMA |
Oktemberfest Parade | Marching Bands | Marshalltown | Sept 24, 2016 | IHSMA |
Starfest | Marching Bands | Sioux City, North | Sept 24, 2016 | IHSMA |
Algona Band Day | Marching Bands | Algona | Oct 1, 2016 | OPEN |
Bands Across the Prairie Marching Invitational | Marching Bands | Cedar Rapids, Prairie | Oct 1, 2016 | IHSMA |
Carroll Band Day | Marching Bands | Carroll | Oct 1, 2016 | IHSMA |
Davis County Festival of Bands | Marching Bands | Davis County HS, Bloomfield | Oct 1, 2016 | IHSMA |
Five Seasons Invitational | Marching Bands | Cedar Rapids | Oct 1, 2016 | IHSMA |
Ottumwa Octoberfest Parade | Marching Bands | Ottumwa | Oct 1, 2016 | IHSMA |
SW Iowa Band Jamboree | Marching Bands | Clarinda | Oct 1, 2016 | IHSMA |
Urbandale Marching Invitational | Marching Bands | Urbandale | Oct 1, 2016 | IHSMA |
Loess Hills Fieldfest | Marching Bands | Glenwood | Oct 8, 2016 | IHSMA |
Muskie Marching Invitational | Marching Bands | Muscatine | Oct 8, 2016 | IHSMA |
Valleyfest XXXVII and Showdown XXXVII | Marching Bands | Valley HS, West Des Moines | Oct 8, 2016 | BOTH |
Wilton Festival of Bands | Marching Bands | Wilton | Oct 8, 2016 | IHSMA |
Mid-Iowa Band Championships | Marching Bands | Ankeny | Oct 15, 2016 | IHSMA |
DMCS Show Choir Invitational | Show Choirs | Des Moines Christian | Jan 7, 2017 | IHSMA |
Mid-Iowa Show Choir Championships | Show Choirs | Ankeny Centennial | Jan 7, 2017 | OPEN |
Prairie Premier | Show Choirs | Prairie HS, Cedar Rapids | Jan 7, 2017 | IHSMA |
WIC Jazz & Show Festival | Jazz Bands, Jazz Choirs, Show Choirs | Underwood | Jan 12, 2017 | OPEN |
Triton Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands | ICCC, Fort Dodge | Jan 12-13, 2017 | IHSMA |
Waukee Star Struck | Show Choirs | Waukee | Jan 13-14, 2017 | IHSMA |
Bluffs Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands | Abraham Lincoln HS, Council Bluffs | Jan 14, 2017 | IHSMA |
River City Showcase | Show Choirs | Muscatine | Jan 14, 2017 | IHSMA |
Saturday Night Jive | Show Choirs | West Branch High School | Jan 14, 2017 | IHSMA |
Supernova 2017 | Show Choirs | Marion | Jan 14, 2017 | OPEN |
Iowa Lakes Jazz Band Contest | Jazz Bands | ILCC, Estherville | Jan 17, 2017 | IHSMA |
Showzam | Show Choirs | Johnston | Jan 20-21, 2017 | IHSMA |
Take Two | Show Choirs | Dallas Center-Grimes, Grimes | Jan 21, 2017 | IHSMA |
Simpson College Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands | Indianola | Jan 23-24, 2017 | OPEN |
The Big Dance | Show Choirs | Davenport, North HS | Jan 28, 2017 | OPEN |
Sadie Street Showcase | Show Choirs | Anamosa | Jan 28, 2017 | IHSMA |
Morningside College Jazz Festival | Show Choirs | Sioux City | Feb 1-3, 2017 | IHSMA |
Jack Oatts Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands | Earlham | Feb 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
Music InMotion | Show Choirs | Mount Pleasant | Feb 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
Rhythm on the Riverbend | Show Choirs | Bettendorf | Feb 4, 2017 | OPEN |
Stars on Stage | Show Choirs | West Liberty | Feb 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
Urbandale Show Choir Invitational | Show Choirs | Urbandale | Feb 10-11, 2017 | OPEN |
MoShow | Show Choirs, Jazz Choirs | Washington HS, Cedar Rapids | Feb 11, 2017 | IHSMA |
SEP JazzFest | Jazz Bands | Southeast Polk HS, Pleasant Hill | Feb 11, 2017 | IHSMA |
Touch of Class | Show Choirs | Benton Comm HS, Van Horne | Feb 11, 2017 | IHSMA |
Lewis and Clark Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands, Jazz Choirs | WITCC, Sioux City | Feb 13-14, 2017 | IHSMA |
Solon Vocal Jazz Festival | Jazz Choirs | Solon | Feb 17, 2017 | IHSMA |
Dutch Masters | Show Choirs | Pella | Feb 17-18, 2017 | IHSMA |
Great River | Show Choirs | Davenport, Central HS | Feb 17-18, 2017 | IHSMA |
Show Jazz Encounter | Jazz Bands, Show Choirs | Indianola | Feb 17-18, 2017 | IHSMA |
Tallcorn Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands | UNI, Cedar Falls | Feb 17-18, 2017 | IHSMA |
HWAA Regular Season Event | Indoor Drum Lines, Winter Guards | Underwood | Feb 18, 2017 | OPEN |
Perry Band Olympics | Instrumental Solos/Small Ensembles | Perry | Feb 18, 2017 | OPEN |
NWIBA District Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands | LeMars High School, LeMars | Feb. 20, 2017 | IHSMA |
SWIBA District Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands | Glenwood | Feb 20, 2017 | IHSMA |
Jazz Summit | Jazz Bands | Coe College, Cedar Rapids | Feb 23-25, 2017 | IHSMA |
Jim Coffin Jazz Festival | Jazz Bands | Woodward-Granger HS, Woodward | Feb 24-25, 2017 | IHSMA |
Marion Masquerade | Show Choirs | Marion | Feb 24-25, 2017 | BOTH |
Bishop Heelan Crusader Classic | Show Choirs | Bishop Heelan HS, Sioux City | Feb 25, 2017 | IHSMA |
Main Event | Show Choirs | Western Dubuque HS, Epworth | Feb 25, 2017 | IHSMA |
Raise the Roof | Show Choirs | Kennedy HS, Cedar Rapids | Feb 25, 2017 | OPEN |
RAM Showcase | Show Choirs | Southeast Polk HS, Pleasant Hill | Feb 25, 2017 | IHSMA |
Clash of the Titans | Show Choirs | Lewis Central HS, Council Bluffs | Mar 3-4, 2017 | IHSMA |
CR Jefferson Invitational | Show Choirs | Jefferson HS, Cedar Rapids | Mar 3-4, 2017 | IHSMA |
Emmetsburg Extravaganza | Show Choirs, Jazz Choirs | Emmetsburg | Mar 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
NEIBA District Jazz Festival – Class 4A | Jazz Bands | West HS, Waterloo | Mar 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
NEIBA District Jazz Festival – Class 3A | Jazz Bands | Independence | Mar 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
NEIBA District Jazz Festival – Class 1A/2A | Jazz Bands | Hudson | Mar 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
Sing All About It! | Show Choirs | Sioux City, East HS | Mar 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
Stars in the Spotlight | Show Choirs | Fort Madison HS | Mar 4, 2017 | OPEN |
Jubilation | Show Choirs | Westwood HS, Sloan | Mar 11, 2017 | IHSMA |
Reiver Jazz Choir Contest | Jazz Choirs | IWCC, Council Bluffs | Mar 16, 2017 | IHSMA |
Hinton Soundsational | Show Choirs | Hinton | Nar 18, 2017 | IHSMA |
Red Carpet Gala | Show Choirs | West Delaware HS, Manchester | Mar 18, 2017 | IHSMA |
Underwood Ultimate Show Choir Competition | Show Choirs | Underwood | Mar 18, 2017 | IHSMA |
Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships | Jazz Choirs | Valley HS, West Des Moines | Mar 28, 2017 | IHSMA |
All City Music Contest | Solos and Small Ensembles | Cedar Rapids, Washington HS | Apr 1, 2017 | OPEN |
Iowa Jazz Championships | Jazz Bands | Iowa State Center, Ames | Apr 4, 2017 | IHSMA |
Jefferson Orchestra Invitational and Clinic | Orchestras | Jefferson HS, Cedar Rapids | Apr 22, 2017 | IHSMA |
79th North Iowa Band Festival | Marching Bands | Mason City | May 27, 2017 | IHSMA |
North Central Iowa Marching Band Invitational | Marching Bands | Fort Dodge | Sept 23, 2017 | IHSMA |
Bands Across the Prairie Marching Invitational | Marching Bands | Prairie High School, Cedar Rapids | Sept 30, 2017 | IHSMA |
Clinton Marching Invitational | Marching Bands | Clinton | Oct 14, 2017 | IHSMA |
Mid-Iowa Band Championships | Marching Bands | Ankeny | Oct 14, 2017 | IHSMA |
The Big Dance | Show Choirs | Davenport, North | Jan 27, 2018 | BOTH |
Southeast Polk JazzFest | Jazz Bands | Southeast Polk HS, Pleasant Hill | Feb 10, 2018 | IHSMA |

Sanctioned Intrastate Music Events
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Sanctioning Information
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Seeking National Anthem Singers
Application for IHSMA Academic Achievement Award
Information on Eligibility to Receive Awards
Festival Awards Order Form
Scholarship Opportunities: Leo Grether Scholarship - information or application
IHSMA News/Blog
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