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The Festival of Bands Committee consists of over 30+ volunteer members and spends more than half a year putting together the elements which make Festival of Bands a success. The committee members are supported by over 400 parent volunteers from the Sioux Falls Community who coordinate the day’s event. The festival includes over 3,000 students and up to 10,000 spectators who come to cheer on the participating schools at the parade and field competitions. The Festival is a testament to their volunteer spirit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f42fc33e344fd31f7ed68a4/1599338632244-I6CSJYNWBUJ6K72RXDHW/1988%2BFOB.jpg About - Bringing an idea to life. Discussions expanded to include the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, local band directors, and interested public representatives. Now it was working lunches at the Chamber and many hours of effort forming relationships. Finally, on February 8, 1988, Festival of Bands USA was formally incorporated, and that following October, the first Festival of Bands came to Sioux Falls. In its first year, there were only 13 parade bands and 8 in field competition. The 1988 finals also included hundreds of local junior high band students forming an American flag with red, white, and blue colored cards. In 1989, the Festival gained a partner when it joined its parade with that of Augustana College’s Viking Days celebration. This parade partnership continued through 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f42fc33e344fd31f7ed68a4/1599338056217-HPGV97VB6OYOVMQ3Y7GL/IMG_1669-ANIMATION.gif About - Continuing the tradition today. While scope has changed over the years, neither intent nor content has moved much away from the design set out in these early formative times for Festival of Bands USA. Its intent is still to give opportunities to the student participants for musical growth through adjudication and association with other quality marching organizations. Its organization is still solidly volunteer-based. 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