Competition at Colgan HS
Sat, Sep 21
|Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
2024 Colgan Classic


Time & Location
Sep 21, 2024, 8:00 AM – 5:50 PM
Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, 13833 Dumfries Rd, Manassas, VA 20112, USA
About The Event
Competition at Colgan HS - Colgan Classic - performance schedule here
Spectator Tickets, Airgrams, and Program “spotlights” are on sale now at https://colgan-hs-band-boosters.square.site/s/shop
Check out the live stream as we get close to 1PM to watch Herndon perform https://www.herndonband.org/pride-cam
Bag Policy
Spectators are not allowed to bring bags (including backpacks and purses) into the game.
Herndon Trip Schedule:
7:45am Report to HHS wearing show shirt and marching shoes
9:00am Begin loading trucks
10:00am Load school busses; eat lunch on the bus
11:15am Arrive Colgan HS; Pass out shakos/plumes; Unload instruments/equipment
1:00pm Perform
1:45pm Blue Awards
Change out of uniforms into show shirts
Visit concessions and watch other bands (Patriot, Woodbridge, King George, Oakton, Alexandria City, Madison, Robinson, Lake Braddock, Lightridge)
5:00pm Load buses
6:15pm Approximate dismissal time after unloading equipment and dismissing together
The Colgan Classic Marching Band Competition
High School bands from across the area will come together and compete against each other while showing off their musical talent.
Bands are categorized in divisions (A-AAAAA) based on their size, and compete in the following areas:
Music Performance
Visual Performance
General Effect
Percussion
Auxiliary
Judges score bands in the areas above, and the top three bands in each area are awarded trophies. The band with the highest overall score of the competition is awarded the Grand Champion Award for the competition.
Spectator Tickets, Airgrams, and Program “spotlights” are on sale now at https://colgan-hs-band-boosters.square.site/s/shop
Spectators: $10 General Admission, $5 Students & Senior Citizens, FREE Kids under 5
"Shop" to purchase shout outs ahead of time that will be read by the announcer as your band enters the field
Anyone can purchase $10 ads for the "Student Spotlight" in the digital program
Marching Bands from the following schools: Check out the performance schedule here
James W. Robinson Secondary
Battlefield High School
Lightridge High School
Gainesville High School
Oakton High School
Brentsville District High School
Lake Braddock Secondary School
Forest Park High School
John R. Lewis High School
Woodbridge High School
Alexandria City High School
Potomac Senior High School
Mills E. Godwin High School
Osbourn Park High School
Herndon High School
Patriot High School
King George High School
Gar-Field High School
James Madison High School
Manassas Park High School