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 74th 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 2024 lineup featured 20 participating bands, with 14 bands performing in the parade and 9 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
71.60 Garretson HS, SD
69.30 Sioux Falls Lutheran School, Sioux Falls, SD
67.90 Murray County Central HS, Slayton, MN
61.65 Adrian-Ellsworth HS, MN

CLASS AA
78.45 West Central HS, Hartford, SD
77.75 Sioux Falls Christian HS, Sioux Falls, SD
70.20 Pipestone Area HS, MN

CLASS AAA
80.30 Tea Area HS, SD

CLASS AAAA
77.05 Worthington HS, MN

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

FIELD
CLASS A
51.80 Boyden-Hull HS, IA (Winds, Perc, Aux, DM)

CLASS AA
73.55 West Central HS, Hartford, SD (Winds, Aux)
71.70 Lennox HS, SD (Perc)
63.55 Pipestone Area HS, MN (DM)

CLASS AAA
75.55 Marshall HS, MN (Winds, Perc)
75.00 O'Gorman HS, Sioux Falls, SD (Aux)
72.20 Tea Area HS, SD (DM)

EXHIBITION
Luverne HS, MN - Host

K.M. GETMAN AWARD: Tea Area HS, SD

PARADE SWEEPSTAKES: Tea Area HS, SD

FIELD SWEEPSTAKES: Marshall HS, MN

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - PARADE: West Central HS, Hartford, SD

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - FIELD: Lennox HS, SD

PARADE ORDER - 9:30 AM
Rock County Color Guard
1. Luverne Middle School, MN (Host Band)
CLASS A
2. Adrian-Ellsworth HS, MN
3. Sioux Falls Lutheran School, Sioux Falls, SD
4. Baltic HS, SD
5. Garretson HS, SD
6. Murray County Central HS, Slayton, MN
CLASS AA
7. Pipestone Area HS, MN
8. Sioux Falls Christian HS, Sioux Falls, SD
9. West Central HS, Hartford, SD
CLASS AAA
10. Tea Area HS, SD
CLASS AAAA
11. Worthington HS, MN
EXHIBITION
12. Luverne HS, MN (Host Band)

FIELD SCHEDULE
Gates open at 11:30 AM
12:30 PM National Anthem

CLASS A
12:35 Boyden-Hull HS, IA
CLASS AA
12:50 PM Lennox HS, SD
1:05 PM Pipestone Area HS, MN
1:20 PM West Central HS, Hartford, SD

1:35 PM Parade Awards Ceremony

CLASS AAA
2:00 PM Marshall HS, MN
2:15 PM Tea Area HS, SD
2:30 PM O'Gorman HS, Sioux Falls, SD

EXHIBITION
2:45 PM Luverne HS, MN (Host Band)
3:30 PM Field Awards

As of August 27, 2025

CLASS A
• Adrian-Ellsworth HS, MN (Parade)
• Baltic HS, SD (Parade)
• Boyden-Hull HS, IA (Field)
• Garretson HS, SD (Parade)
• Murray County Central HS, Slayton, MN (Parade)
• Sioux Falls Lutheran HS, Sioux Falls, SD (Parade)

CLASS AA
• Lennox 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)
• Tea Area HS, SD (Parade and Field)

CLASS AAAA
• Worthington HS, MN (Parade)

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

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

Saturday, September 27, 2025
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Saturday, September 25, 2027
(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