Photos from the 2018 Vikingland Band Festival and Minnesota Drum Corps Premiere held June 23-24 in Alexandria, Minnesota.
HOST BAND - Alexandria
GRAND CHAMPION - Henry Sibley
PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Waconia
HONOR UNIT - River City Rhythm
GRAND MARSHALS - Bill and Anne Riggs
HONOR GUARD
OVERALL 2ND PLACE - Mankato 77 Lancers
OVERALL 3RD PLACE - Waconia
OVERALL 4TH PLACE - 728 Cadets
OVERALL 5TH PLACE - Sauk Rapids-Rice
OVERALL TOP WIND SECTION - Henry Sibley
OVERALL TOP COLOR GUARD - Henry Sibley
OVERALL TOP PERCUSSION SECTION - Mankato 77 Lancers
BIG CROWD
ALEXANDRIA - Host Band
K-M-S - Class A Champion
DASSEL-COKATO - Class AA Champion
HENRY SIBLEY - Class AAA Champion
MANKATO 77 LANCERS - Class AAAA Champion
WINONA COTTER - Class A Second Place
RICHFIELD - Class AA Second Place
WACONIA - Class AAA Second Place
728 CADETS - Class AAAA Second Place
ALBANY - Class A Third Place
HUTCHINSON - Class AA Third Place
SAUK RAPIDS-RICE - Class AAA Third Place
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE - Class AAAA Third Place
MAPLE LAKE - Class A Fourth Place
FERGUS FALLS - Class AA Fourth Place
SARTELL - Class AAA Fourth Place
CHAMPLIN PARK - Class AAAA Fourth Place
SOLAR SOUND - Class AAA Fifth Place
RIVER CITY RHYTHM - Honor Unit
LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS - Pre-Parade
PERFORMANCE ZONES
TENT VILLAGE
RIVER CITY RHYTHM - Awards Ceremony Field Exhibition
CEREMONY - Procession of honor guard and drum majors
CEREMONY - Award presentations
CEREMONY - Henry Sibley receives Grand Champion award
HENRY SIBLEY - Grand Champion for the second time (the first time was 1986)!
CAMARADERIE - Drum majors from 728 Cadets, Waconia and Henry Sibley
CAMARADERIE - Drum majors from Mankato and Waconia
CAMARADERIE - Drum majors from Mankato, Waconia and 728 Cadets exchange hats
CAMARADERIE - Henry Sibley and Mankato 77 Lancers
MANKATO 77 LANCERS - Highest placement since 2012
HENRY SIBLEY - Highest placement since 1986
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Great crowd
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Alexandria Marching Band
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Dassel-Cokato
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Mankato 77 Lancers
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - 728 Cadets
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Chops
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - River City Rhythm
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - See you next year!
