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73rd Annual U of A Band Day

Arizona Stadium (Casino Del Sol Stadium), University of Arizona · Tucson

More than 40 Arizona high school marching bands perform their 2026 field shows for a judging panel in a day-long competition on the UA football field, split into morning, afternoon and evening sessions. The Pride of Arizona performs its show 'The Music of RAYE' at 1:45 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., with division awards at 2 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

When

• Sat, Oct 318 a.m.–10 p.m.; first band 8 a.m., Pride of Arizona 1:45 p.m. & 9:15 p.m., awards 2 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
  Lunch break 2–3 p.m.; dinner break 6:15–7:15 p.m.
  Forecast: 79° · 61% rain · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Dates are stated explicitly by the source.

Getting in

$20 general admission; $15 seniors 55+, military, students and UA employees; children 5 and under free.

Tickets sold through the UA Trellis events site via the Buy Tickets link on bandday.music.arizona.edu (events.trellis.arizona.edu, event 5a3UV43Xv4D). Band count varies across organizer pages (40–44). Parking map at music.arizona.edu/parking-map. Lunch break 2–3 p.m. and dinner break 6:15–7:15 p.m.

• Organizer pages give the band count as 40, 42 or 44.
• The schedule's last listed item is the 9:30 p.m. awards; the 10 p.m. end time comes from the event page.
• The welcome letter calls the venue Arizona Stadium; it is the same stadium now named Casino Del Sol Stadium.
• Lunch break 2–3 p.m. and dinner break 6:15–7:15 p.m.

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Sources

1. music.arizona.edu organizer
   Date Saturday October 31, 2026; hours 8 a.m.–10 p.m.; venue Casino Del Sol Stadium, 1 N National Championship Dr, Tucson AZ 85719; prices $20 GA, $15 seniors 55+/military/students/employees, children 5 and under free; about 40 bands (welcome message says 42); two Pride of Arizona performances of 'The Music of RAYE' at the end of the morning and afternoon sessions; parking map link.
2. bandday.music.arizona.edu organizer
   Date Saturday, October 31, 2026; 42 bands per the director's welcome letter; $20 GA and $15 seniors 55+/military/students/employees via the Buy Tickets link to UA Trellis (events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/73rd-annual-u-of-a-band-day-5a3UV43Xv4D/overview); Pride of Arizona exhibitions at the conclusion of the morning and afternoon sessions.
3. bandday.music.arizona.edu organizer
   2026 performance schedule: first band 8:00 AM (1A/2A session); lunch break 2:00 PM with the 3A/4A/5A session starting 3:00 PM; dinner break 6:15 PM with the next band at 7:15 PM; Pride of Arizona 1:45 PM and 9:15 PM; 1A/2A awards 2:00 PM; 3A/4A/5A awards 9:30 PM (last item listed, no end time stated); 44 bands in the timetable.