PLEASE NOTE: This event has already occurred.
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/25/2025
All Day
Location
Memorial Stadium
Categories
The Illinois Marching Band Championships provides participating marching bands with feedback from the activity’s finest adjudicators, relevant and educational evaluation rubrics, and the thrill of performing in historic Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois! Participation is open to the first 42 Illinois high school marching bands that are divided into six classifications based on IHSA school enrollment.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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DATE: Saturday, October 25, 2025; 8 am to 8:30 p.m.
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LOCATION: Historic Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois
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ADMISSION: Tickets can be purchased online HERE, outside of the stadium via QR Codes, or at the State Farm Center Ticket Office
* Adults | $10.00 – All Day General Admission
* Senior Citizens (65+) | $5.00 – All Day General Admission
* Students | $5.00 – All Day General Admission
* Children 5 and Under | Free - PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
- The Marching Illini are scheduled to perform at 12:30 pm and 8:15 pm
IMBC 2025 – schools listed in alphabetical order
Congratulations to the following bands who are registered for the 2025 Illinois Marching Band Championships on October 25, 2025.
Bands are listed in alphabetical order and class designation may change based on enrollment in each class. Bands near classification borders may be moved up or down to balance the size of each class. A band may choose to move up to a higher class, based on keeping each class size balanced. Performance order of classes rotate each year and order of performance is determined by a random draw.
Class 1A | 1-350
1. Arcola High School
2. Maroa-Forsyth High School
3. Mater Dei High School
4. ROWVA High School
5. Watseka High School
Class 2A | 351-800
1. Effingham High School
2. Illinois Valley Central High School
3. Monticello High School
4. Newton Community High School
5. Paris High School
6. Providence Catholic High School
7. University High School
Class 3A | 801-1,100
1. East Peoria Community High School
2. Highland High School
3. Mahomet-Seymour High School
4. Morton High School
Class 4A | 1,101-1,600
1. Antioch Community High School
2. Centennial High School
3. Danville High School
4. Grayslake Central High School
5. Grayslake North High School
6. Kaneland High School
7. Washington Community High School
Class 5A | 1,601-2,500
1. Champaign Central High School
2. Edwardsville High School
3. Elk Grove High School
4. Plainfield North High School
5. Round Lake High School
6. Wheaton North High School
7. Wheaton Warrenville South High School
Class 6A | 2,501+
1. Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
2. Carl Sandburg High School
3. Lake Park High School
4. Minooka Community High School
5. Neuqua Valley High School
6. Normal High School
7. Oak Park River Forest High School
8. Oswego East High School
9. Warren Township High School
10. Waubonsie Valley High School
11. Waukegan High School
For more information, visit:
https://www.bands.illinois.edu/imbc-2025
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