Tri-State Band Festival

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Web: LuverneChamber.com

Event Sponsor: Luverne Area Chamber, 213 East Luverne Street, Luverne, MN 56156

Email: Jane Wildung Lanphere, Executive Director

Phone: 507-283-4061 or Toll Free 1-888-283-4061

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Now in its 72nd year, Luverne's Tri-State Band Festival is the longest-running marching band festival in the region. The annual parade and field competition draws bands from Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota with more than 2,500 students participating.

The 2022 lineup featured 23 participating bands, with 15 bands performing in the parade and 11 performing on the field. The morning parade travels along Main Street, with judging near the corner of Main and McKenzie. The afternoon field competition is held at the Luverne High School athletic field.

Luverne is located in the southwest corner of Minnesota, just 30 minutes east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. One of Luverne's famous attractions is the Blue Mounds State Park which features beautiful campsites, prairie hiking trails, and the only state-owned herd of bison.

As of September 5, 2023

CLASS A
Adrian-Ellsworth HS, MN (Parade)
Baltic HS, SD (Parade)
Boyden-Hull HS, IA (Parade)
Garretson HS, SD (Parade)
George-Little Rock HS, IA (Parade)
Murray County Central HS, Slayton, MN (Parade)
Sioux Falls Lutheran School, Sioux Falls, SD (Parade)
Tracy Area HS, MN (Parade)

CLASS AA
Dell Rapids HS, SD (Parade)
Lennox HS, SD (Field)
Madison HS, SD (Field)
Pipestone Area HS, MN (Parade and Field)
Sioux Falls Christian HS, Sioux Falls, SD (Parade)
West Central HS, Hartford, SD (Parade and Field)

CLASS AAA
Marshall HS, MN (Field)
O'Gorman HS, Sioux Falls, SD (Field)
Stewartville HS, MN (Parade)
Tea Area HS, SD (Parade)

CLASS AAAA
Brandon Valley HS, SD (Field)
Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls, SD (Field)
Worthington HS, MN (Parade)

HOSTS
Luverne HS, MN (Parade and Field)
Luverne Middle School, MN (Parade)

PARADE
CLASS A
62.3 Murray County Central HS, Slayton, MN
61.3 Garretson HS, SD
60.5 Adrian-Ellsworth HS, MN
59.5 George-Little Rock HS, IA
56.4 Sioux Falls Lutheran School, Sioux Falls, SD

CLASS AA
76.5 Sioux Falls Christian HS, Sioux Falls, SD
75.4 West Central HS, Hartford, SD
65.6 Tri-Valley HS, Colton, SD
64.7 Pipestone Area HS, MN
63.2 Dell Rapids HS, SD

CLASS AAA
76.8 Tea Area HS, SD
74.0 Stewartville HS, MN

CLASS AAAA
77.7 Worthington HS, MN

EXHIBITION
Luverne HS, MN - Host
Luverne Middle School, MN - Host

FIELD
CLASS AA
67.9 West Central HS, Hartford, SD (Winds, Perc, Aux, DM)
62.6 Lennox HS, SD
61.7 Madison HS, SD
55.8 Pipestone Area HS, MN

CLASS AAA
73.6 Brookings HS, SD (Winds, Perc)
73.3 O'Gorman HS, Sioux Falls, SD (Aux, DM)
63.0 Hutchinson HS, MN

CLASS AAAA
84.7 Brandon Valley HS, SD (Winds, Perc, Aux, DM)
76.6 Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls, SD
73.3 Harrisburg High School, SD

EXHIBITION
Luverne HS, MN - Host

K.M. GETMAN AWARD: West Central HS, Hartford, SD

PARADE SWEEPSTAKES: Worthington HS, MN

FIELD SWEEPSTAKES: Brandon Valley HS, SD

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - PARADE: George-Little Rock HS, IA

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - FIELD: Lennox HS, SD

• An awards ceremony is held at the high school football field immediately following the field competition.

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Saturday, September 27, 2025
(Always held on the last Saturday in September)

Web: LuverneChamber.com

Event Sponsor: Luverne Area Chamber, 213 East Luverne Street, Luverne, MN 56156
Email: Jane Wildung Lanphere, Executive Director
Phone: 507-283-4061 or Toll Free 1-888-283-4061