Tri-State Band Festival

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Web: LuverneChamber.com

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

Email: Jane Wildung, Executive Director

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

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Now in its 60th 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 2009 lineup included 22 participating bands, with 16 bands performing in the parade and 12 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.

PARADE
CLASS A-1
72.1 NRHEG HS, MN
65.7 Murray County Central HS - Slayton, MN
61.2 Adrian HS, MN
60.3 Boyden-Hull HS, IA
57.8 Garretson HS, SD
52.1 Baltic HS, SD

CLASS A
71.2 Lennox HS, SD
67.1 Sibley-Ocheyedan HS - Sibley, IA
63.8 West Lyon Community School - Inwood, IA

CLASS AA
78.0 Pipestone Area HS, MN
73.1 Stewartville HS, MN

CLASS AAA
82.0 Brandon Valley HS - Brandon, SD
75.9 Brookings HS, SD

CLASS AAAA
68.4 Rapid City Central HS, SD

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

FIELD
CLASS A
69.3 Sibley-Ocheyedan HS - Sibley, IA (Winds, Aux)
68.6 Lennox HS, SD (Perc, DM)
66.2 West Lyon Community School - Inwood, IA

CLASS AA
79.5 Pipestone Area HS, MN (Winds, Perc, Aux, DM)
72.3 Madison HS, SD

CLASS AAA
84.4 Brandon Valley HS - Brandon, SD (Winds, Perc, Aux, DM)
77.0 Mitchell HS, SD
75.1 O'Gorman HS - Sioux Falls, SD
74.6 Brookings HS, SD
69.8 Huron HS, SD

CLASS AAAA
86.9 Roosevelt HS - Sioux Falls, SD (Winds, Perc, Aux, DM)

EXHIBITION
Luverne HS, MN - Host

K.M. GETMAN AWARD: Lennox HS, SD

PARADE SWEEPSTAKES: Brandon Valley HS - Brandon, SD
FIELD SWEEPSTAKES: Roosevelt HS - Sioux Falls, SD
OVERALL SWEEPSTAKES: Brandon Valley HS - Brandon, SD

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

Saturday, September 25, 2010
Saturday, September 24, 2011
(Always held on the last Saturday in September)

Web: LuverneChamber.com

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