| Registration Deadline: | November 30, 2022 |
| Penalty Deadline: | December 7, 2022 |
| Festival Date: | January 23, 2023 (Jazz Band, North – All Classes: in-person) |
| January 28, 2023 (Jazz Band, South – All Classes: in-person) | |
| January 30, 2023 (Show Choir, All Classes: in-person) | |
| February 6, 2023 (Jazz Choir, All Classes: in-person) | |
| Registration Fee: | Show Choirs/Jazz Bands: in-person – $165.00; Jazz Choirs: in-person – $140.00 |
| Admission Fee: | Adult – $8.00; Seniors (62+) – $6.00; Student – $3.00 |
Information for the General Public
Looking for your schools performance location? Click here: Site Assignments – 2023
Admission Fee: Adult – $8.00; Senior (62+) – $6.00; Student – $3.00
- Jazz Band Festival – Site Locations, Directions, and Performance Schedules (Performance schedules will be posted online one week prior to the performance date.)
- January 23, 2023 (Northern Half of Iowa)
- Anamosa: Schedule – Directions
- Cedar Rapids, Jefferson: Schedule – Directions
- Charles City: Schedule – Directions
- Cherokee (Washington High School): Schedule – Directions
- Fort Dodge: Schedule – Directions
- Greene County: Schedule – Directions
- Le Mars: Schedule – Directions
- Marshalltown: Schedule – Directions
- MOC-Floyd Valley: Schedule – Directions
- Spirit Lake: Schedule – Directions
- Union, La Porte City: Schedule – Directions
- January 28, 2023 (Southern Half of Iowa)
- Clear Creek-Amana: Schedule – Directions
- Davenport, Central: Schedule – Directions
- Lewis Central, Council Bluffs: Schedule – Directions
- Norwalk: Schedule – Directions
- Pella: Schedule – Directions
- January 23, 2023 (Northern Half of Iowa)
- Show Choir Festival – Site Locations, Directions, and Performance Schedules (Performance schedules will be posted online one week prior to the performance date.)
- January 30, 2023
- Atlantic: Schedule – Directions
- Denison-Schleswig: Schedule – Directions
- Emmetsburg: Schedule – Directions
- Keota: Schedule – Directions
- Spirit Lake: Schedule – Directions
- West Delaware, Manchester: Schedule – Directions
- January 30, 2023
- Jazz Choir Festival – Site Locations, Directions, and Performance Schedules (Performance schedules will be posted online one week prior to the performance date.)
- February 6, 2023
- Algona: Schedule – Directions
- Clear Lake: Schedule – Directions
- Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson: Schedule – Directions
- Greene County: Schedule – Directions
- Maquoketa Valley, Delhi: Schedule – Directions
- North Scott: Schedule – Directions
- OABCIG (Ida Grove): Schedule – Directions
- Sheldon: Schedule – Directions
- Winterset: Schedule – Directions
- February 6, 2023
2023 Festival Results
Information for Directors
Registration Forms:
- Festival Central Login – Online Registration, and Judge Evaluation completion!
- Copyright Verification Process for Participating Schools
- CompetitionSuite Instructions
Sample Adjudication Forms:
IHSMA Jazz Band Festival is set up with a north/south format:
- Monday of Week 30 (Monday, January 23, 2023) is the date for the IHSMA Jazz Band Festival, North – all classes.
The Monday festival will begin between 3:30 and 4:00 PM and conclude ~ 9:00 PM. - Saturday of Week 30 (Saturday, January 28, 2023) as the date for IHSMA Jazz Band Festival, South – all classes.
The Saturday festival will begin at 8:00 AM and conclude ~ 5:00 PM.
Counties assigned to the north date include: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, Clayton, Crawford, Delaware, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Grundy , Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Jackson, Jones, Kossuth, Linn, Lyon, Marshall, Mitchell, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, Story, Tama, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, and Wright.
Counties assigned to the south date include: Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Cass, Cedar, Clarke, Clinton, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Mills, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Scott, Shelby, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, and Wayne.
Awards Information:
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