39th Annual
Vikingland
Band Festival
Parade Marching Championship
Sunday, June 25, 2023
1:30 PM
Alexandria, Minnesota
The Midwest's finest high school marching bands gather in
Alexandria for the Vikingland Band Festival parade marching championship. Summer parade bands are
at their peak in late June and they pull out all the stops as they perform on the city’s extra-wide main street.
Eight different bands have claimed the Grand Champion title in the Festival's 38-year history. Join us
to see who rises to the top in 2023!
Future Dates:
June 25, 2023
June 30, 2024
40th Annual
June 29, 2025
Always the last Sunday
in June
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PARADE REVIEWING STAND SEATS
No need to bring your lawn chair or arrive extra early to reserve a spot! Bleacher seating is available in prime viewing areas along the parade route.
Every band will perform in front of the seating areas. Bleachers are available at 6th and 8th Avenues, covered canopy tent seats are available at 14th Avenue.
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2023 PARADE ENTRIES
Roster as of May 1.
The 2023 festival features another great lineup!
• Alexandria - Host
• Minnesota Brass Drum & Bugle Corps - Honor Unit
• River City Rhythm Drum & Bugle Corps - Honor Unit
• Champlin Park
• Dassel-Cokato
• Fergus Falls
• Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
• Milaca
• Richfield
• Sartell-St. Stephen
• Sauk Rapids-Rice
• St. Michael-Albertville
• Waconia
• Winona Cotter
• 728 Cadets
NEW! $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP
New for 2023, Alexandria's Vikingland Band Festival will present a $1,000.00 scholarship to a senior student pursuing a degree in education.
See scholarship details for full criteria and the application form.
2022 PHOTO GALLERY
Relive the excitement of the 2022 Vikingland Band Festival with a gallery of more than 100 photos! View the 2022 photo gallery featuring images of every band.
2020 VIRTUAL SHOWCASE
The 36th Annual Vikingland Band Festival was presented as a virtual showcase.
We invited bands to submit videos, photos and tributes to their seniors; we invited committee members to extend video greetings; and we assembled photos from the archives to make sure all bands in the 2020 lineup are represented.
The result is an uplifting, entertaining and fast-paced 16-minute video presentation.
Watch the video on our Facebook or YouTube page.
PAST RESULTS
Did you know that 94 different bands have appeared in the Vikingland Band Festival since its inception in 1985? Browse the Festival archives to access scores and participants from previous Festivals.
DID YOU KNOW...?
Alexandria is the only band to appear in every Vikingland Band Festival, but many bands have a long history performing in the festival.
Including 2022 appearances, these bands have appeared at least 15 times: Alexandria (38), Fergus Falls (35), Waconia (34), Winona Cotter (33), Henry Sibley/Two Rivers (33), Mankato Lancers (32), Bertha-Hewitt (31), Long Prairie (27), Park Center (27),
Sauk Rapids (24), St. Cloud All-City (24), Litchfield (22), Osseo (18), Albany (20), Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (19), Champlin Park (18), Sartell (17), New York Mills (17), Albert Lea (16).
Fifteen different bands have been named People's Choice since we launched the award in 1989, and the Mankato Lancers and Waconia have
each won it a record seven times! Previous People's Choice award winners:
• 2022 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
• 2021 No awards - festival style ratings
• 2020 No awards - virtual event
• 2019 Dassel-Cokato
• 2018 Waconia
• 2017 728 Cadets
• 2016 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
• 2015 728 Cadets
• 2014 Waconia
• 2013 Mankato Lancers
• 2012 728 Cadets
• 2011 Bemidji
• 2010 Mankato Lancers
• 2007-08-09 Waconia
• 2006 The Patriots
• 2004-05 Waconia
• 2000-01-02-03 Mankato Lancers
• 1999 Albert Lea
• 1998 Champlin Park
• 1997 Fergus Falls
• 1996 Long Prairie
• 1994-95 Irondale
• 1993 Mankato Lancers
• 1991-92 New Richmond, WI
• 1990 Henry Sibley
• 1989 Hibbing
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Festival Scenes: View photo galleries »
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EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL IN PERSON
Join the thousands of spectators and performers for this spectacular event.
Look here for the parade route and maps of Alexandria. More »
2022 PLATINUM SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
Aagard
Alomere Health
Coldwell Banker
Garden Center Lanes/Alexandria Area Bowling Assoc.
Runestone Electric Association
Schmitt Music
Stanbury Uniforms
SILVER SPONSORS
Alexandria Elks Lodge #1685
Alexandria Technical & Community College
American Solutions for Business
Central Lakes Orthodontics
Eckroth Music
Elden's Fresh Foods
First Western Bank & Trust
Glenwood State Bank
ITW Heartland
Juettner Motors
Kvale Real Estate
Marco
Martinson Insurance Agency
McDonald's
MidMinnesota Federal Credit Union
Steinbring Motorcoach, Inc.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #936
Viking Bank
Viking Garage Door
Widseth
FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL
Alexandria Downtown Merchants Association
Bell Bank
Central Specialties, Inc.
Factory Home Center
Gardonville Cooperative Telephone
Knights of Columbus #4718
Viking Garage Door
IN-KIND SPONSORS
Alexandria Area Robotics
Alexandria Golf Cars
Alexandria Park Department
Alexandria Police Department
Alexandria Street Department
Bell Bank
Better Homes & Garden Real Estate
Bremer Bank
City of Alexandria
Databae Systems
Douglas Country Sheriff's Posse
Hilltop Lumber
HPS Rental
KXRA Radio
Marching.com
Marine Corps League Runestone Detachment #1409
Menards
North Ambulance
North Star Academy
US Bank
West Central Sanitation
Winning Edge Graphics
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