HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hanceville High School will host the 31st annual Mud Creek Marching Festival Saturday, Oct. 22, when over 30 high school bands will compete. The University of North Alabama marching band and Hanceville High School marching band will close the festival with exhibition performances.
Marching bands representing schools across north and central Alabama will put their best feet forward for the stadium filled with family, friends and fans. The bands begin their seasons during the summer with members opting to spend much of their summer vacation learning new music and practicing new drills under the blazing Alabama sun.
The teenagers who participate in marching band learn, through experience, the lessons of teamwork, concentration and dedication. These invaluable tools have the power to impact the rest of their lives. Regardless of winning or losing a competition, the band members give it their best and leave it all of the field leaving the decision-making process up to the judges.
The schedule for the Mud Creek Marching Band Festival is as follows:
- 10:30 a.m. Clements High School
- 10:45 a.m. Shoals Christian School
- 11 a.m. Meek High School
- 11:15 a.m. Holly Pond High School
- 11:30 a.m. New Hope High School
- 11:45 a.m. Vinemont High School
- Noon Wilson High School
- 12:15 p.m. Falkville High School
- BREAK
- 12:45 p.m. Good Hope High School
- 1 p.m. Gaston High School
- 1:15 p.m. Oakman High School
- 1:30 p.m. Cold Springs High School
- 1:45 p.m. Geraldine High School
- 2 p.m. Colbert County High School
- 2:15 p.m. Brewer High School
- BREAK
- 2:45 p.m. J.B. Pennington High School
- 3 p.m. West Morgan High School
- 3:15 p.m. East Lawrence High School
- 3:30 p.m. Dora High School
- 3:45 p.m. Southeastern High School
- 4 p.m. Fairview High School
- BREAK
- 5:15 p.m. Douglas High School
- 5:35 p.m. Rogers High School
- 5:55 p.m. West Point High School
- 6:15 p.m. Cordova High School
- 6:35 p.m. Hayden High School
- 6:55 p.m. Hazel Green High School
- 7:15 p.m. Vestavia Hills High School
- 7:35 p.m. Oak Mountain High School
- 8 p.m. Hanceville High School Exhibition
- 8:20 p.m. University of North Alabama Exhibition
- 8:45 p.m. Award Ceremony
Parking at the festival will be $5 per vehicle. Visitors can access the parking lot from Commercial Street. Admission is free for children 5 and younger and $5 for everyone else. The gates will open to spectators at 9:30 a.m. The concession stand will be open and food vendors will be on-site.
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