UCM Festival of Champions

Tickets will be available all day at Walton Stadium and the Student Recreation & Wellness Center; there will be no online presale.

All-Access (Field Show + Indoor Competitions)
$20 (ages 10+)
$10 (military, ages 65+)
$5 (ages 5-10)
FREE (ages 5 and under, UCM faculty/staff/students)

Indoor Competitions Only
$10 (all ages 10+)
$5 (ages 5-10)
FREE (ages 5 and under, UCM faculty/staff/students)

We accept cash (preferred), credit card, or check made out to UCM Bands.

The 2026 Festival of Champions is FULL!

Join the best high school marching bands in the region as they show off their artistry and skills in field show, percussion, and guard competitions! Prelim/Finals format for field show competition with four divisions based on band size. National and regional panel of adjudicators, Competition Suite scoring with HQ video from stadium roof, catered directors' suite, fun concourse activities, video review rooms for top-five finalists, and more.

UCM Bands: http://ucmo.edu/band

Participating Bands:

Blue Valley Northwest
Blue Valley Southwest
Camdenton
Crest Ridge
Fair Grove
Joplin
Lee’s Summit
Lee's Summit
Lexington
Logan-Rogersville
Mt. Vernon
Nevada
Oak Park
Olathe Northwest
Olathe South
Olathe West
Parkway North
Pleasant Hill
Raytown
Raytown South
Republic
Rock Bridge
Shawnee Mission North
Shawnee Mission South
Shawnee Mission West
Smith-Cotton
Smithton
Tipton
Van Horn
Warrensburg
Wentzville Holt
William Chrisman

Adjudicator Panel:

Steven Collins - Music & Visual
Dr. Jay Jones - Visual
Dr. Kara Metzger - Music & Visual
Dr. Christian Noon - Music
Dr. Anya Pogorelova - Music
Dr. Patrick Yeh - Music & Visual
Doug Raines - Percussion (field)
Dr. Lorena Navarro - Percussion (indoor)
Candice Hill - Percussion (indoor)
Jeff Storey - Guard (field)
Amber Patterson - Guard (indoor)
Joshua Detherage - Guard (indoor)