Please mark your calendars! Highlighted items are REQUIRED by all students.
Tuesday, October 7th 2025 - 8th Grade SCIBA Honor Band Auditions, Waukee Middle School, after school (select students)
Friday, September 18th 2026 - B-F Homecoming Parade, 2:00pm
Tuesday, October 6th 2026 - SCIBA MS Honor Band Auditions, after school (select students)
Thursday, October 8th 2026 - Central College MS Bandfest (select students)
Friday, October 9th 2026 - 8th Grade Band Night, B-F Stadium, 6:00pm
Tuesday, November 10th 2026 - SCIBA MS Honor Band, Ankeny Centennial High School, 7:00pm (select students)
Tuesday, December 1st 2026 - 6th/8th Band Concert, B-F Auditorium, 7:00pm
Sunday, December 13th 2026 - Central Iowa Wind Ensemble Concert, Valley High School, 3:00pm, optional for all students
Tuesday, February 2nd 2027 - 7th/8th Solo and Ensemble Festival, BFJH, 4:00pm
Saturday, February 13th 2027 - Southeast Polk Jazz Festival, SEP High School, time TBA (jazz band students)
Tuesday, February 23rd 2027 - JH/HS Jazz Band Concert, B-F High School Cafeteria, 7:00pm (jazz band students)
Saturday, February 27th 2027 - JH Jazz Bands, Ballard Jazz Festival, Ballard High School, TBA, (jazz band students)
Tuesday, March 9th 2027 - 7th/8th Band Concert, B-F Auditorium, 7:00pm
Tuesday, April 20th 2027 - 4th Annual Project Bluejay Honor Band, B-F Auditorium, 7:00pm (select students)
Tuesday, May 18th 2027 - 7th/8th Band Concert, B-F Auditorium, 7:00pm
Use these links to replenish any materials and to order flip folders/lyres (if applicable)
Flutes: Flip Folder/Lyre, Cleaning Kit
Clarinets: Clarinet Lyre, Flip Folder, Vandoren 3 Reeds
Bass Clarinet: Vandoren 3 Reeds, Flip Folder
Alto Saxophones: Flip Folder, Alto Sax Lyre, Vandoren 3 Reeds
Tenor Saxophone: Flip Folder, Tenor Sax Lyre, Vandoren 3 Reeds
Bari Saxophone: La Voz Medium Hard Reeds , Flip Folder
Trumpets: Trumpet Flip Folder, Valve Oil
French Horns: Mellophone Flip Folder Rotor Oil
Trombones: Trombone Flip Folder, Slide Oil
Euphoniums: Valve Oil, (we will provide separate accommodations for music since they cannot use flip folders)
Tubas: Valve Oil, (we will provide separate accommodations for music since they cannot use flip folders)
Percussion: 2nd set of Yarn mallets, (we will provide separate accommodations for music since they cannot use flip folders)