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The Bands of America Grand National Championships is recognized as the premier marching band event in the nation. Bands from across
America compete, including some of the finest, most progressive bands in the activity today. The annual event also features exhibition
performances by outstanding college bands from across the country. Marching bands from 21 states are scheduled to perform during the 2025 event.
The 2025 field competition features 108 bands in preliminary competition on Thursday and Friday. Up to 36 bands advance to semi-finals during the day on Saturday. Twelve bands advance to finals on Saturday evening. Special exhibition groups in 2025 include the Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band, Butler University Wind Ensemble, United Sound, Honor Band of America Drumline, and the Indianapolis Public Schools Music Showcase. All performances take place in Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. View 2024 Bands of America Grand National Championships Semi-Finalist Photos The event also includes an Expo of more than 50 booths, the Leadership BLAST!, and other special events and clinics. The Bands of America Grand National Championships creates an aura of excellence that fosters healthy competition and student and professional development, all in an atmosphere of celebration for the entire band program, students, teachers, parents and fans. 2025 BOA Results2025 FINALS RESULTS 97.825 Avon H.S., IN 97.625 Flower Mound H.S., TX 96.450 Carmel H.S., IN 96.325 Broken Arrow H.S., OK 94.475 The Woodlands H.S., TX 93.300 Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 92.925 Marcus H.S., TX 92.375 Blue Springs H.S., MO 92.225 Dripping Springs H.S., TX 89.250 William Mason H.S., OH 89.150 Wando H.S., SC 89.050 Bentonville H.S., AR Music: TIE Carmel H.S., IN, and Flower Mound H.S., TX Visual: Flower Mound H.S., TX Effect: Avon H.S., IN Esprit de Corps Award: Kenai Central H.S., AK 2026 Tournament of Roses Parade Invitation: Carmel H.S., IN 2025 SEMI-FINALS RESULTS Class A 1 South Jones H.S., MS 2 Marian Catholic H.S., IL 3 Murray H.S., KY Music: South Jones H.S., MS Visual: South Jones H.S., MS Effect: Marian Catholic H.S., IL Class AA 1 Arlington H.S., TN 2 Jenison H.S., MI 3 Morton H.S., IL Music: Arlington H.S., TN Visual: Arlington H.S., TN Effect: Arlington H.S., TN Class AAA 1 Blue Springs H.S., MO 2 Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 3 Castle H.S., IN Music: Blue Springs H.S., MO Visual: Blue Springs H.S., MO Effect: Blue Springs H.S., MO Class AAAA 1 Avon H.S., IN 2 Flower Mound H.S., TX 3 Carmel H.S., IN Music: 4-WAY TIE Flower Mound H.S., TX; Marcus H.S., TX; Avon H.S., IN; Carmel H.S., IN Visual: 2-WAY TIE Flower Mound H.S., TX; Carmel H.S., IN Effect: Avon H.S., IN Get complete results and event coverage at www.MusicForAll.org. 2025 BOA Grand National Championships Prelims Schedule
As of November 11, 2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:45 AM Taylor H.S., OH 8:00 AM Hamilton H.S., OH 8:15 AM William Howard Taft H.S., IL 8:30 AM Russell Independent H.S., KY 8:45 AM Greenwood Community H.S., IN 9:00 AM Bourbon County H.S., KY 9:15 AM Warren Local H.S., OH 9:30 AM Walter E. Stebbins H.S., OH 9:45 AM Huron Valley Marching Band, MI 10:00 AM Finneytown H.S., OH 10:15 AM New Berlin West H.S., WI 10:30 AM Grayson County H.S., KY 10:45 AM DeSoto Central H.S., MS 11:00 AM St. Clairsville H.S., OH 11:15 AM Estill County H.S., KY 11:45 AM Indianapolis Public Schools Music Showcase 12:15 PM LaRue County H.S., KY 12:30 PM Noblesville H.S., IN 12:45 PM Worthington Kilbourne H.S., OH 1:00 PM Norton H.S., OH 1:15 PM Clinton-Massie H.S., OH 1:30 PM Homestead H.S., IN 1:45 PM Anderson County H.S., KY 2:00 PM South Oldham H.S., KY 2:15 PM Dorman H.S., SC 2:30 PM Southlake Carroll H.S., TX 2:45 PM Brownsburg H.S., IN 3:00 PM BREAK 3:15 PM Fairborn H.S., OH 3:30 PM Floyd Central H.S., IN 3:45 PM Batesville H.S., IN 4:00 PM Colerain H.S., OH 4:15 PM Edwardsville H.S., IL 4:30 PM Oak Hills H.S., OH 4:45 PM Mount Pleasant H.S., MI 5:00 PM Logan Elm H.S., OH 5:15 PM Lawrence Township, IN 5:30 PM Bentonville West H.S., AR 5:45 PM Miamisburg H.S., OH 6:00 PM William Mason H.S., OH 6:15 PM South Dearborn H.S., IN 6:30 PM Castle H.S., IN 6:45 PM Marian Catholic H.S., IL 7:00 PM Campbell County H.S., KY 7:15 PM Greenon Jr./Sr. H.S., OH 7:30 PM Broken Arrow H.S., OK 7:45 PM John Hardin H.S., KY 8:00 PM Avon H.S., IN 8:15 PM BREAK 8:30 PM Tri County H.S., MI 8:45 PM Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN 9:00 PM Valley H.S., KY 9:15 PM Fishers H.S., IN 9:30 PM Carmel H.S., IN 9:45 PM Columbus H.S., IN 10:00 PM Lafayette H.S., KY 10:15 PM Marcus H.S., TX 10:30 PM Wando H.S., SC 10:45 PM Round Rock H.S., TX Friday, November 14, 2025 7:00 AM Murphysboro H.S., IL 7:15 AM Sparkman H.S., AL 7:30 AM Bartlett H.S., TN 7:45 AM Munster H.S., IN 8:00 AM The Woodlands H.S., TX 8:15 AM Yukon H.S., OK 8:30 AM Southmoore H.S., OK 8:45 AM Pittston Area H.S., PA 9:00 AM Flower Mound H.S., TX 9:15 AM South Jones H.S., MS 9:30 AM Blue Springs H.S., MO 9:45 AM Kenai Central H.S., AK 10:00 AM Munford H.S., TN 10:15 AM BREAK 10:30 AM Neosho H.S., MO 10:45 AM Rock Ridge H.S., VA 11:00 AM Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 11:15 AM Tocoi Creek H.S., FL 11:30 AM Pottsville H.S., AR 11:45 AM Arlington H.S., TN 12:00 PM Troy H.S., OH 12:15 PM Dripping Springs H.S., TX 12:30 PM O'Fallon Township H.S., IL 12:45 PM Pulaski County H.S., KY 1:00 PM Centerville H.S., OH 1:15 PM Walled Lake H.S., MI 1:30 PM Center Grove H.S., IN 1:45 PM BREAK 2:00 PM Morton H.S., IL 2:15 PM Christian Academy of Louisville, KY 2:30 PM East Clinton H.S., OH 2:45 PM Chattahoochee H.S., GA 3:00 PM Rockford H.S., MI 3:15 PM Carlisle H.S., OH 3:30 PM Nation Ford H.S., SC 3:45 PM Bentonville H.S., AR 4:00 PM Lakota West H.S., OH 4:15 PM Lee County H.S., KY 4:30 PM Jenison H.S., MI 4:45 PM Cleveland H.S., NC 5:00 PM Carroll H.S., IN 5:15 PM BREAK 5:30 PM Shawe Memorial H.S., IN 5:45 PM Jenks H.S., OK 6:00 PM Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, MI 6:15 PM Greendale H.S., WI 6:30 PM Murray H.S., KY 6:45 PM Arcanum H.S., OH 7:00 PM Monrovia H.S., IN 7:15 PM Westfield H.S., IN 7:30 PM Archbishop Alter H.S., OH 7:45 PM Cabell Midland H.S., WV 8:00 PM Lake Hamilton H.S., AR 8:15 PM Christian County H.S., KY 8:30 PM Meade County H.S., KY 8:45 PM In Exhibition: Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band 9:00 PM Special Presentations and Prelims Awards Saturday, November 15, 2025 Schedule Overview * Times subject to change. Semi-finals start time will be determined Friday evening after the announcement of Semi-Finalists. 7:00 AM* Semi-Finals Performances Begin 4:30 PM Exhibition: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band 4:45 PM Semi-Finals Awards Ceremony Featuring special combined performance: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band with United Sound musicians, Announcement of Finalist Bands Stadium Cleared 6:30 PM North and East Gates Open for Finals 7:00 PM Finals Opening Ceremony 8:00 PM First Competing Band in Championship Finals 11:30 PM Grand Finale & Awards Ceremony 2025 BOA Grand National Championships Participating Bands
As of November 11, 2025
Anderson County H.S., KY Arcanum H.S., OH Archbishop Alter H.S., OH Arlington H.S., TN Avon H.S., IN Bartlett H.S., TN Batesville H.S., IN Bentonville H.S., AR Bentonville West H.S., AR Blue Springs H.S., MO Bourbon County H.S., KY Broken Arrow H.S., OK Brownsburg H.S., IN Cabell Midland H.S., WV Campbell County H.S., KY Carlisle H.S., OH Carmel H.S., IN Carroll H.S., IN Castle H.S., IN Center Grove H.S., IN Centerville H.S., OH Chattahoochee H.S., GA Christian Academy of Louisville, KY Christian County H.S., KY Cleveland H.S., NC Clinton-Massie H.S., OH Colerain H.S., OH Columbus H.S., IN DeSoto Central H.S., MS Dobyns-Bennett H.S., TN Dorman H.S., SC Dripping Springs H.S., TX East Clinton H.S., OH Edwardsville H.S., IL Estill County H.S., KY Fairborn H.S., OH Finneytown H.S., OH Fishers H.S., IN Flower Mound H.S., TX Floyd Central H.S., IN Grayson County H.S., KY Greendale H.S., WI Greenon Jr./Sr. H.S., OH Greenwood Community H.S., IN Hamilton H.S., OH Homestead H.S., IN Huron Valley Marching Band, MI Jenison H.S., MI Jenks H.S., OK John Hardin H.S., KY Kenai Central H.S., AK LaRue County H.S., KY Lafayette H.S., KY Lake Hamilton H.S., AR Lakota West H.S., OH Lawrence Township, IN Lee County H.S., KY Logan Elm H.S., OH Marcus H.S., TX Marian Catholic H.S., IL Meade County H.S., KY Miamisburg H.S., OH Monrovia H.S., IN Morton H.S., IL Mount Pleasant H.S., MI Munford H.S., TN Munster H.S., IN Murphysboro H.S., IL Murray H.S., KY Nation Ford H.S., SC Neosho H.S., MO New Berlin West H.S., WI Noblesville H.S., IN Norton H.S., OH O'Fallon Township H.S., IL Oak Hills H.S., OH Pittston Area H.S., PA Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, MI Pottsville H.S., AR Pulaski County H.S., KY Rock Ridge H.S., VA Rockford H.S., MI Ronald Reagan H.S., TX Round Rock H.S., TX Russell Independent H.S., KY Shawe Memorial H.S., IN South Dearborn H.S., IN South Jones H.S., MS South Oldham H.S., KY Southlake Carroll H.S., TX Southmoore H.S., OK Sparkman H.S., AL St. Clairsville H.S., OH Taylor H.S., OH The Woodlands H.S., TX Tocoi Creek H.S., FL Tri County H.S., MI Troy H.S., OH Valley H.S., KY Walled Lake H.S., MI Walter E. Stebbins H.S., OH Wando H.S., SC Warren Local H.S., OH Westfield H.S., IN William Howard Taft H.S., IL William Mason H.S., OH Worthington Kilbourne H.S., OH Yukon H.S., OK Related Events
• Leadership BLAST! for all band students. Friday, November 14, three session options.
• Grand National Expo, featuring more than 50 exhibit booths. Lucas Oil Stadium concourse. Ticket Information
• Tickets can only be purchased online at marching.musicforall.org.
• Tickets can be ordered at anytime and also on the day of the event online. Photo and Video Policy
• Video or audio recording equipment are not allowed in the stadium.
• Any still type camera may be used. Family, friends and fans may take still photos of BOA events for personal use only. The images may not be sold or otherwise distributed, without the written permission of Bands of America (or Music for All). Any still camera (making film or digital still pictures) is allowed into and may be used from the spectator seating area of any venue. Cameras (of any kind) may not be used on the field. People with field passes or name badges must go into the stands to take digital or film pictures. Tripods or other similar equipment that may obstruct the view or path of travel of others in seating areas are also not allowed. Future Dates
November 13-15, 2025
November 12-14, 2026 November 11-13, 2027 November 9-11, 2028 For More Information
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