Marching Giants FREE Community Show

What

Marching Giants FREE Community Show

When

8/4/2022, 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Where

Dick Lootens Stadium at Marion High School, 750 W. 26th St., Marion, IN 46953

The Marching Giants are off to a great start on the Central Indiana Track Show Association (CITSA) summer competition circuit, with two top 10 awards already in hand after their first weekend of competition. Now YOU have the opportunity to watch their award-winning field show “Now I Know” for free right here at Marion High School!

The free community show is set for 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Dick Lootens Stadium. The Marching Giants would like to invite all Marion Community Schools families, staff, and the entire community to come out and enjoy the show! 

This community show is a chance for the band to say THANK YOU to the whole community, and to present a unique art form for your enjoyment. All other opportunities to see this show involve an admission price (either at a home football game or at a marching competition around the state). But every year, the Marching Giants put on a special performance so that the hometown crowd can watch and enjoy the show for free. We hope to see you there!

State Fair Band Day info: 

The day after this year’s free community show, on Aug. 5, the Marching Giants will compete at this year’s State Fair Band Day, the culminating competition of the CITSA circuit. 

If you plan to attend the Indiana State Fair, Band Day is a great day to go! If you’d like to cheer on the Marching Giants at Band Day, they are scheduled to compete in the preliminary round at 10:21 a.m. at the Indiana State Fairground in Indianapolis. The top 16 scoring bands from the preliminary round return for the finals in the evening to compete for the State Championship. More information about the State Fair is available online at www.indianastatefair.com. 

This will be the Giants’ third Band Day appearance in a row, and their 18th overall. In 2021, the Giants not only made the evening finals, but came in 10th in the state! 

Decades ago, the Giants were a regular feature at State Fair Band Day, reaching the Top Sixteen six times, and earning the title of Runner-Up in 1968 and State Champion in 1969.

We’d love to see the Giant Nation out to support our Marching Giants at this year’s State Fair!