Fishers Marching Band Invitational

 

2026 Fishers Invitational

Saturday, October 3, 2026 

Schedule and logistics info will be posted soon.

 

Adults: $12 / Seniors & Students: $8
(Tickets will also be available for purchase at the gate with cash or card)

Schedule

Band Performance Time
Tri-Central Middle / High School (Scholastic B) 6:45pm
Michigan City High School (Scholastic A) 7:00pm
Bremen High School (Open D) 7:15pm
BREAK 7:30pm
Noblesville High School (Open A) 7:45pm
Lawrence Township (Open A) 8:00pm
Lakota West High School (Open A) 8:15pm
Brownsburg High School (Open A) 8:30pm
Avon High School (Open A) 8:45pm
Fishers High School (Open A – Exhibition) 9:00pm
Awards 9:30pm

 

Music Judges:

Paul McGarr
David Orser
Aaron Snipes
Clif Walker

Visual Judges:

Tim Ochran
Brandon Spidel
Jeff Whipple

Band Classifications

Bands are classified by school enrollment, grades 9-12 only. The Fishers Invitational will utilize the ISSMA classification system for enrollment.

  • Scholastic Class A
  • Scholastic Class B
  • Class D is up to 569 students
  • Class C is 570-999
  • Class B is 1,000-1,699
  • Class A is 1,700 and above

Any Scholastic Class A & B bands are welcome and invited to participate in the competition or in a judged evaluation only.

Mailing Address:
Fishers H.S. Band Boosters

P.O. Box 188
Fishers, IN 46038

Contest Questions?
directors@fishersband.org

Invitational Chair:
Holly Sample & Josh Opper

invitational@fishersband.org

Judges and Band Coordinator
TBD

Our adjudicators use the Bands of America scoring system.

CaptionPointsDetails
Music Performance20 Points (averaged)

Music Performance Individual judge is located on the field. Music Performance Ensemble judge is located at a vantage point from above. The two music performance judges scores are averaged

Visual Performance20 points (averaged)

Visual Performance Individual judge is located on the field. Visual Performance Ensemble judge is located at a vantage point from above. The two visual performance judges scores are averaged.

Music General Effect40 points

There are two Music General Effect judges, located above, each with 20 possible points which are then added for a total of 40 possible General Effect Music points.

Visual General Effect20 points

Visual General Effect judge is located at a vantage point from above

Be a Sponsor of the Fishers Invitational!

Invitational sponsorship range from Title Sponsor of $10,000 to Bronze Sponsor of $250.

 

Sponsor Contact

For more information about becoming a program advertiser, please contact sponsors@fishersinvitational.org