A day of pageantry awaits the “Lone Star State,” as the 2024 Texas Marching Classic will take place on Saturday in Austin.
Twenty-two Texas-based schools are slated to appear at the event, including the 2023 champion, Vandegrift High School. Vandegrift will look to defend its title with its 2024 production, “Chasing Infinity.”
WATCH: 2024 Texas Marching Classic live on FloMarching
Participating bands will be split into three classifications (1A-4A, 5A and 6A) and participate in two rounds in order to determine this year’s Grand Champion. The judging panel will be comprised of adjudicators with experience judging Bands of America (BOA) and Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions.
Which band will be crowned the 2024 Grand Champion? The Sporting News has all of the details for this year’s event.
How to watch Texas Marching Classic 2024: TV channel, live stream
The 2024 Texas Marching Classic will not air on a national TV channel. Saturday’s event will be broadcast exclusively on FloMarching, which gives subscribers access to live streams and event replays.
Texas Marching Classic start time
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 12
- Time: 9:45 a.m. ET | 8:45 a.m. CT
The 2024 Texas Marching Classic will start at 9:45 a.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event will be held at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Austin, Texas.
Texas Marching Classic schedule 2024
The full prelims schedule is below. The finals schedule will be revealed after scores have been tallied.
| School Name | Hometown | Show title | Time (ET) |
| Glenn HS | Leander | “City Cycle” | 9:45 a.m. |
| Westwood HS | Austin | “Timeless” | 10 a.m. |
| Liberty Hill HS | Liberty Hill | “Drawn Upon” | 10:30 a.m. |
| Vista Ridge HS | Cedar Park | “Our Journey of Hope” | 10:45 a.m. |
| James Bowie HS | Austin | “Two Wolves” | 11 a.m. |
| Robert E. Hendrickson HS | Pflugerville | “There Will Come Soft Rains” | 11:15 a.m. |
| Round Rock HS | Round Rock | “Ars Nova” | 11:30 a.m. |
| Midway HS | Waco | “Chrysalis” | Noon |
| Leander HS | Leander | “Shades” | 12:15 p.m. |
| Austin HS | Austin | “Making Waves” | 12:30 p.m. |
| Dripping Springs HS | Dripping Springs | “The Threads That Bind Us” | 12:45 p.m. |
| Rouse HS | Leander | “Opus 78” | 1 p.m. |
| McNeil HS | Austin | “Resonate” | 2:15 p.m. |
| Louis D. Brandeis HS | San Antonio | “In The Shadows” | 2:30 p.m. |
| Moe & Gene Johnson HS | Buda | “Planet Disco” | 2:45 p.m. |
| Winston Churchill HS | San Antonio | “Nevermore Academy” | 3 p.m. |
| Sandra Day O’Connor HS | Helotes | “Color of Sound” | 3:15 p.m. |
| Ronald Reagan HS | San Antonio | “Fallen” | 3:45 p.m. |
| LASA HS | Austin | “Love, LASA” | 4 p.m. |
| Cypress Woods HS | Cypress | “The Cat’s Meow” | 4:15 p.m. |
| John B. Alexander HS | Laredo | “Always” | 4:30 p.m. |
| Vandegrift HS* | Austin | “Chasing Infinity” | 4:45 p.m. |
*Defending champion
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