The Festival of Bands is honored to welcome Sioux Falls Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jane Stavem, as this year’s Parade Grand Marshal.

Sioux Falls will strike up the bands Saturday, October 1, 2022, as host of the 35th Annual Festival of Bands, USA — one of the nation’s largest marching band events. Considered one of the premier band festivals in the Midwest, this year’s Festival of Bands will feature over 40 bands participating in parade and/or field competition.