Quarterfinals—October 23, 2021
Semifinals and Finals—October 30, 2021
Click HERE for Semifinals and Finals Ticket Sales
State Marching Band Championship Manager
Dr. John Stroube — (859) 626-5635 — john@kmea.org
Participation
Bands that attend two KMEA Sanctioned local contests are eligible to compete in the Regional Quarterfinals of the State Contest on Saturday, October 23, 2021. The top six bands from each Regional Quarterfinals site will advance to State Semifinals on October 30, 2021. Semifinals will be held at five separate sites during a time window of 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. Six Finalist bands will be chosen from each classification. Finals will begin at 6:00 pm at Kroger Field on the University of Kentucky campus. Seating (see Seating below).
Group Photography
There will not be a Group Photographer at either round of the state championships.
Finals Photos
Band Photographers are permitted to take pictures during the Semi-finals competitions, but may not photograph the finals competition. The SMBC Finals Official photographer is Custom Photo. All proceeds of event photo sales are donated to the Jim and Carolyn Fern Music Education Scholarship.
SMBC Finals Photos
Regional Quarterfinals Schedules
Semifinals and Finals
2021 Class A Semi-finals—Kroger Field, Lexington
1A Semifinal Schedule
Site Map (under construction)
Audience Directions to TBA
2021 Class AA Semi-finals—Bryan Station HS, Lexington
2A Semifinals Schedule
Site Map (under construction)
Audience Directions to TBA
2021 Class AAA Semi-finals—Boyle Co. HS, Danville
3A Semifinals Schedule
Site Map (under construction)
Audience Directions to TBA
2021 Class AAAA Semi-finals—Bourbon Co. HS, Paris
4A Semifinals Schedule
Site Map
Audience Directions to TBA
2019 Class AAAAA Semi-finals—George Rogers Clark HS, Winchester
5A Semifinals Schedule
Site Map
Audience Directions to TBA
2021 Finals—Kroger Field
Finals Schedule
Ticket Sales
Ticket pre-sales for semifinals and finals FOR 2021 COMING SOON will begin on October 1, 2019. Semifinals tickets (general admission) may be purchased on Saturday, October 23 at any of the semifinals sites. Finals tickets (reserved seat) may be purchased at Kroger Field after 10 AM on Saturday, October 30. The ticket booth will close at 4:00 PM to reopen at 5:00 PM that day, and tickets will be sold until the end of finals.
Regional Quarterfinals tickets
- $12.00, available onsite only.
Semi-Finals and Finals tickets
- General admission tickets to Semifinals are $12.00, available in advance or onsite.
- All Finals tickets are Reserved Seating, available in advance, or onsite at Kroger Field starting at 10:00 am Saturday, October 30.
$15 — Finals Regular
$20 — Finals Preferred
$25 — Finals Premium
- Children age six and under will be admitted free, but will not be given a ticket. For Finals (reserved seating) children who are admitted free may have to be held by adults.
- Gates open one hour prior to the first band’s performance.
Photo of Seating Area (click for an enlarged view in a new tab)
Ticket Availability Diagram (real-time graphic showing which seats have been sold)
Handicap seating available upon request
Advance phone ticket ordering will end TBA at 4:30 PM EDT.
Tickets will not be sold by the KMEA staff in the state office.
You may pay for tickets by one of the following means (DO NOT SEND AN IMAGE OF A CHECK) –
- In advance by including a check with the Ticket Order Form (mail only).
- In advance by including an image of a signed PO with the Ticket Order Form (mail, fax, or email).
- In advance by including credit card number, expiration date, and three-digit code on the Ticket Order Form (phone, mail, fax, or email).
- Tickets will NOT be sold onsite at the KMEA State Office.
Mail Ticket Order Form to: KMEA, P.O. Box 1058, Richmond, KY 40476-1058
Ticket order line: CLOSED
Fax order: CLOSED
Email order: CLOSED
Video
Due to federal copyright law, videotaping or audio recording is prohibited. KMEA urges spectators to respect the composers and creators of the music you are hearing today by not recording or sharing these performances publicly or privately. Please help us insure a future for the marching bands by following these guidelines and not recording these performances. Spectators with video camera equipment will be turned away at the gates. Anyone who sets up to video record bands will be dismissed from the stadium with their equipment.
Concessions
This service is provided by the Band Boosters at the Semifinals host schools and is the one means through which we can reward them for the “extra mile” effort they are putting forth to host our State Contest. Please patronize the Concession stands. Contact Host director to arrange for group meals.
Admission/Passes:
Performing Band Members are admitted free. One chaperone per 10 performers, Band Bus and Truck Drivers, and Band Directors receive passes or badges. Please note: All Band Staff must be listed on the Application Form in order to receive a badge for admission. No further passes will be available on the day of the event. Equipment handlers will be admitted to the performance area only and during your performance time only. In order to enter the audience area they will need to purchase tickets.