Tri-State Band Festival welcomes 23 bands

Twenty-three bands will perform Saturday in the 71st annual Tri-State Band Festival.
The parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Luverne’s Main Street.
Fifteen bands will be part of the parade with bleachers available for spectators at the intersection of McKenzie Avenue and Main Street, where the judging station is also located.
Ten bands will participate in Saturday’s field competition beginning at 12:30 p.m. on the Luverne High School football field.
Admission to the field competition is the purchase of a festival button for $10. This year’s button was designed by LHS junior Perceyis Trierweiler.
Hosts for the Tri-State Band Festival are the Luverne middle and high school bands, who will also participate but do not compete.
Bands attending Saturday’s event include:
•From Minnesota: Adrian-Ellsworth, Hutchinson, Murray County Central, Pipestone, Stewartville and Worthington.
•From South Dakota: Brandon Valley, Brookings, Dell Rapids, Garretson, Harrisburg, Lennox, Madison, Sioux Falls Christian, Sioux Falls Lutheran, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Tri-Valley, Tea and West Central.
•From Iowa: George-Little Rock.
The Tri-State Band Festival is one of the longest-running community marching band competitions in the region, according to the Luverne Area Chamber.
Many of the bands, including Luverne, will compete in Saturday evening’s Big Sioux Review in Brandon, South Dakota.