CSU Band Day

This Fall, the Colorado State Marching Band will host the second annual CSU Band Day with CSU Athletics. Join us for this special event at the CSU vs. Northern Colorado game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024!

This is an opportunity for high school students to participate in a college gameday experience with an on-field performance alongside the CSU Marching Band in front of thousands of Ram Fans in Canvas Stadium. No prior marching experience is required!

The CSUMB is partnering with CSU Athletics to provide a full-day experience for you and your students that includes discounted tickets to the CSU vs. Northern Colorado game, a t-shirt for participants, a full rehearsal on the field in Canvas Stadium with the CSUMB, a front-row view of the Ram Walk Pep Rally and Parade, and, of course, a half-time performance with the Colorado State Marching Band. We would love to host your entire band, or if you have individual students who would like to participate, they are more than welcome to! Individual students with a parent or guardian or small groups with a designated chaperone or band director are also encouraged to participate.

Details

We are eagerly anticipating your arrival this Saturday for the 2nd Annual Band and Spirit Day at CSU. Here are some final details.

What to wear for participants: Uniform for performance—Orange 2024 Band Day T-Shirt (provided at registration), Blue denim or Black or Khaki pants or shorts, closed-toe, closed-heel lace-up shoes/sneakers—no leggings, please. Temperatures on Saturday will be in the mid-80s during the day but should get very pleasant during the game. The seating area for your students will be in full shade by half-time. There is very low to no chance of precipitation. Use Sunscreen!

Be sure you have your digital tickets downloaded/saved to your phone in case of poor internet connection.

Storage: All instruments/cases will be stored in the CSU Band’s storage area but there is little to no room for extra bags, etc. please limit these. Students will have NO ACCESS to this storage area from the time they leave rehearsal until it is time to get ready for Half-time performance at the start of the 2nd quarter.

CLEAR BAG Policy: Since you will be entering the stadium through the normal ticket portals, any bags you or students have with them for the day must be clear and follow the guidelines specified here.

Music: This year there are three total songs for us to play together. Your students will have an opportunity to practice these alongside our college students in a sectional and full band music ensemble rehearsal. Please have them bring their own copies of the music with them. Please email jenna.moore@colostate.edu for music.

Drop-off, bus parking, and individual car parking (that’s free): The “CSU Band Day Map” shows the stadium and drop-off location—the “NE Tunnel.” It also shows where the CSU MB’s Pep Rally is located for you to come and enjoy. “CSU Free Parking” shows where individual cars can park all day for free behind the University Center for the Arts, with a map that shows how to walk to the stadium from that location—roughly a 20-minute walk.

Itinerary: Start time of registration at Canvas Stadium is 9:30 a.m. to accommodate the almost 200 hundred high school students we are expecting! Please be early enough to get your students through registration so we can begin rehearsal promptly at 10:30 a.m. Here is the itinerary.

2024 Itinerary

Additional Details

Participating students will receive an event t-shirt that they will wear as their on-field performance attire.
Participating students must provide their instrument/equipment and any other items (flip-folder, lyre, sticks, etc.) for performance.
Participating directors will receive a free ticket to the game.
Each participating school (even if only one student is attending) must have at least one parent/director/chaperone present for the full day. This person will be the responsible party for those students and will need their ticket to the game (free for directors). Parents/families are invited to attend and can receive the same ticket discount as participating students in the same seating block.

How to purchase event experience:

Purchase Details Coming Soon!

Contact

Jenna Moore, Athletic Bands Coordinator