SAN ANTONIO – Students from more than 30 local high schools converged at Alamo Stadium on Thursday, April 25 for the Battle of Flowers Band Festival. The theme for this year was “Viva Amor.”
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More than 3,300 marching band students, twirlers and performers from 35 area high schools competed in the event. Here’s a list of the award winners:
PARADE OF BANDS
- CATEGORY 3A and below
- FIRST PLACE BAND AWARD: Central Catholic High School
- SECOND PLACE BAND AWARD: Cole High School
- CATEGORY 4A
- FIRST PLACE BAND AWARD: Navarro High School (Seguin)
- SECOND PLACE BAND AWARD: Bandera High School
- CATEGORY 5A
- FIRST PLACE BAND AWARD: Jefferson High School
- SECOND PLACE BAND AWARD: McCollum High School
- CATEGORY 6A
- FIRST PLACE BAND AWARD: Churchill High School
- SECOND PLACE BAND AWARD: Harlan High School
THE SPIRIT AWARD WINNER (COLOR GUARD OR FLAG UNIT): Poth High School
THE CHAIRMAN’S AWARD (“CROWD PLEASING” PERFORMANCE): Clark High School
“CELEBRATION OF MUSIC” GRANTS (UNDERWRITTEN BY AMOL’S PARTY STORE):
- First place: Navarro High School, $2,500
- Second place: Harlandale High School, $1,500
- Third place: Cole High School, $1,000
List of high school bands that competed
- Edison
- Brennan
- Pieper
- Roosevelt
- O’Connor
- East Central
- Brackenridge
- Navarro
- Burbank
- John F. Kennedy
- Central Catholic
- Natalia
- Legacy
- Highlands
- Harlandale
- Bandera
- Memorial
- Antonian
- Jefferson
- Poth
- Marion
- Southside
- Clark
- Lee
- John Jay
- Poteet
- Lanier
- Cole
- Sam Houston
- Somerset
- South San
- McCollum
- John Marshall
- Harlan
- Churchill
About the Battle of Flowers Band Festival
The Battle of Flowers Band Festival is the oldest and longest-running marching band festival in the country and offers high school bands a unique opportunity to perform together and encourage their interest in music, according to BattleOfFlowers.org.
The Battle of Flowers Band Festival was first held in 1937.
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Here’s when you can watch them on KSAT 12, KSAT Plus (our free streaming app), YouTube and KSAT.com:
- Thursday, April 18: Fiesta Fiesta at Alamodome, 8-10 p.m. — On KSAT 12, KSAT.com and KSAT Plus.
- Friday, April 19: Fiesta Oyster Bake at St. Mary’s University, coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. — On KSAT.com and KSAT Plus.
- Monday, April 22: Texas Cavaliers River Parade, coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. with the Texas Cavaliers Military Pre-Party. Watch parade coverage from 7-9 p.m., followed by the SA Live River Parade Afterparty from 9-10 p.m. — On KSAT 12, KSAT.com and KSAT Plus.
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- Friday, April 26: Battle of Flowers Parade, coverage starts at 10 a.m. with a pre-parade special. Watch parade coverage from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. — On KSAT 12, KSAT.com and KSAT Plus.
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- Saturday, April 27: Battle of Flowers Band Festival (rebroadcast), 2-5 p.m. — On KSAT 12, KSAT.com and KSAT Plus.
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