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	Quincy Octoberfest Marching Invitational (28th Annual)
	Quincy
Location - State	Illinois
	10/19/2024
	Quincy Octoberfest is a parade and field show competition. The parade marches west down historic Maine street. The streets are lined with band loving audience members and historic architecture. The Field show competition takes place at Flinn Memorial Stadium. Our stadium seats approximately 3,500 people, creating a fantastic atmosphere for marching band performances and a great vantage point for audience members. You may choose to compete in either events or both. Details: Date - October 19, 2024 Times - PARADE 1:00pm (Maine Street) - FIELD COMPETITION 4:00pm (Flinn Stadium) For more information please contact Debbie Johnson or Jeff Duffy at 217-224-3774 Registration for this event is currently closed. Email duffyje@qps.org if you would like to register for the event. At the end of the night we have a special guest performance from the Hawkeye Marching Band! Following their performance we will have a full band retreat for the awards ceremony. Awards are given by school size, best from each state represented, caption awards, grand champion, and sweepstakes. Following the awards, a fireworks display is set off giving the students an opportunity to celebrate their hard work and achievements!
Participating Bands	Field 4:00 PM: Tri-Valley 4:15 PM: Warsaw 4:30 PM: Williamsville 4:45 PM: Rushville-Industry 5:00 PM: Heritage 5:15 PM: Clark County, MO 5:30 PM: Rockridge 5:45 PM: Illini West 6:00 PM: Break 6:15 PM: Bellevue, IA 6:30 PM: Auburn 6:45 PM: Central Lee, IA 7:00 PM: North Point, MO 7:15 PM: Hannibal, MO 7:30 PM: Civic Memorial 7:45 PM: St. Charles, MO 8:00 PM: Break 8:15 PM: Washington Community 8:30 PM: Pekin Community 8:45 PM: Fort Zumwalt East, MO 9:00 PM: Pattonville, MO 9:15 PM: Troy Buchanan, MO Exb 9:30 PM: Quincy 9:45 PM: University of Iowa 10:10 PM: Awards
	Octoberfest-Retreat.jpg
	Music Performance Ensemble - Tom Birkner Music Performance Individual - Ryan Adamsons Visual Performance Ensemble - Brian Hildreth Visual Performance Individual - William Machold General Effect Music - Trent Hollinger General Effect Visual - Randall Waters Percussion - Steve Hufford Auxiliary - Michael Turner
	Jeff Duffy
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