2025 PARADE SCHEDULE

8:30am | SFPD Motorcade

8:35am | El Riad Fife and Drum

8:40am | Grand Marshal

8:45am | SF Roosevelt High School (Host)

8:50am | Memorial Middle School (Exhibition)

8:55am | SF Jefferson High School (Host)

9:00am | Tri-Valley High School (Class AA)

9:05am | Garretson High School (Class A)

9:10am | Baltic High School (Class A)

9:15am | McCook Central High School (Class A)

9:20am | Tracy Area High School (Class A)

9:25am | Murray County Central High School (Class A)

9:30am | Adrian-Ellsworth Central High School (Class A)

9:35am | Beresford High School (Class A)

9:40am | Scotland High School (Class A)

9:45am | Canistota High School (Class A)

9:50am | Chamberlain High School (Class A)

9:55am | Ben Reifel Middle School (Exhibition)

10:00am | SF Washington High School (Host)

10:05am | West Central High School (Class AA)

10:10am | Pipestone High School (Class AA)

10:15am | Sioux Falls Christian High School (Class AA)

10:20am | Tea Area Middle School (Class AAA)

10:25am | Tea Area High School (Class AAA)

10:30am | Waseca High School (Class AAA)

10:35am | Aberdeen Central High School (Class AAAA)

10:40am | Patrick Henry Middle School (Exhibition)

10:45am | SF Lincoln High School (Host)

10:50am | SF Bishop O’Gorman High School (Host)

10:55am | SFPD Motorcade

The Parade competition kicks off the big day with over 25 bands stepping off starting at 8:30 a.m. The 2025 Festival of Bands parade will be held in Downtown Sioux Falls. The Parade will be on Phillips Avenue, northbound, starting on 12th Street. The Parade judging platform will be located at the corner of 7th Street and Phillips Avenue. The parade will end on 6th Street. Parking will be available for FREE in any of the public parking ramps downtown. On side streets, metered parking is PAID parking.