Indiana State Fair Band Day

The Indiana State Fair Band Day is a marching band competition held at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis every August. The contest serves as the championship for the Central Indiana Track Show Association, an organization that governs high school track show marching band contests in Indiana each summer.

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Indiana State Fair Band Day logo for 2015
LocationIndiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana
Founded1947
First championsGrant County Combined Band
Current championsMuncie Central High School Spirit of Muncie Band and Guard
Websitehttp://www.indianatrackmarchingbands.com/

First held in 1947, it is one of, if not the oldest, high school marching band contest in the United States. The 77th Indiana State Fair Band Day competition was held on 2 August 2024.

Contest format

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Indiana high school marching bands participate in the Indiana State Fair Band Day every year. Bands are categorized into three classes—Class AAA, Class AA, and Class A—based on band size. Each band is allowed up to six minutes to perform, two minutes for entry and one minute to exit the performance area. Preliminary competition takes place in the morning, with awards for first through third place in each class, along with caption awards for best music, visuals, auxiliary (guard), and percussion. The 16 top scoring bands, regardless of class, compete in the finals competition that night. [1][2]

Results

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Year Champion Runner Up
2024 Muncie Central High School Anderson High School
2023 Kokomo High School Muncie Central High School
2022 Kokomo High School Winchester Community High School
2021 Muncie Central High School Centerville Senior High School
2020 No Contest (Covid) No Contest (Covid)
2019 Anderson High School Kokomo High School
2018 Noblesville High School Anderson High School
2017 Noblesville High School Winchester Community
2016 Winchester Community Kokomo High School
2015 Winchester Community Northeastern (Fountain City)

See the full history of Band Day Results dating back to 1947 on the CITSA website: Band Day Hall of Champions

Records

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Record School Number Year(s)
Most Championships Anderson 7 1957, 1958, 1959, 1985, 1986, 2010, 2019
Most Consecutive Championships Franklin Central 4 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Highest Finals Score Kokomo 96.300 2022
Highest Runner Up Score Winchester Community 93.950 2022
Most Band Day Appearances Anderson 68 (all consecutive) 1955-2024
Most Finals Appearances Richmond 54 1967-1983, 1985-1994, 1996, 1998-2019, 2021-2024
Largest Margin of Victory Muncie Southside over Anderson Highland 8.25 2004
Smallest Margin of Victory Winchester Community over Richmond 0.05 2011
Most Years Between Championships Noblesville 65 years 1952 and 2017
Most Wins by Director Douglas Fletcher 13 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2005-07, 2009-13, 2015-16

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Prize money

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1st Place $3700
2nd Place $3200
3rd Place $2700
4th Place $2400
5th Place $2100
6th Place $1700
7th Place $1600
8th Place $1500
9th Place $1400
10th Place $1300
11th-16th Place $1100
17th-25th Place $850
26th-30th Place $600
31st-49th Place $500

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References

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  1. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. ^ http://indianatrackmarchingbands.com/2016_Information/2016%20CITSA%20Rules%20and%20Entry.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Honor Roll of Bands".
  4. ^ "AWARDS".