UIL State Military Class Marching Band Contest Information

Date: Oct 24, 2025
Category: Music

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AUSTIN, TX — Bands from across the state will compete for top honors at the 2025 UIL State Military Class Marching Band Championships to be held October 28-29, at McLane Stadium on the campus of Baylor University in Waco.

Schedule:

Tuesday, October 28
10:00 a.m.  3A Preliminaries
1:30 p.m.    5A/6A Preliminaries
7:00 p.m.    3A Finals
8:30 p.m.    5A/6A Finals

Wednesday, October 29
9:30 a.m.    1A/2A Preliminaries
1:00 p.m.    4A Preliminaries
7:00 p.m.    1A/2A Finals
8:30 p.m.    4A Finals

Tickets will be $20 for preliminaries and $20 for finals. ($35-Combined Ticket) Tickets may only be purchased on-site.

Access to a live video feed will be provided through KGAS and will be free to view.

Conference 1A/2A participants include the following high schools: Beckville, Garrison, Gladewater Union Grove, Harleton, Hemphill, Overton, Pineland West Sabine, Price Carlisle, Shelbyville.

Conference 3A participants include the following high schools: Buna, DeKalb, Diana New Diana, Fairfield, Gladewater, Gladewater Sabine, New London West Rusk, Troup, White Oak.

Conference 4A participants include the following high schools: Brownsboro, Bullard, Carthage, Center, Gilmer, Hardin Jefferson, Henderson, Lindale, Longview Spring Hill, Pittsburg, Tyler Chapel Hill, Van, Vidor.

Conference 5A/6A participants include the following high schools: Cleveland, Ennis, Hallsville, Humble Atascocita, Humble Kingwood, Huntsville, Longview, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Whitehouse

MEDIA CREDENTIALS

Media outlets planning to cover the UIL State Marching Band should contact the National Association of Military Marching Bands.

UIL App

UIL State is the official mobile app for all UIL State Championships. The app features spectator information, schedules, team profiles, and live stats. It is free and available for immediate download in the App Store and Google Play.

For more information, or to see results during the contests, please refer to the UIL Music website: https://www.uiltexas.org/music/state-military-marching-band-contest.

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