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2O26 VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTIONS
2O26 VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTIONS
To ALL who are volunteering in any capacity for this 8TH Marchfest: The success of Marchfest is, in no small part, dependent on your service. It is so very much appreciated! The beginning of a "best possible experience" for our bands is in how they are treated. Please always remember to smile, be considerate (even if, under stress, someone may not reciprocate), and represent our band, school, and community with pride and respect. How people are treated is THE most important reason they will return! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND WILL DO TO WELCOME BANDS, BAND DIRECTORS, AND FAMILIES TO CAMERON MARCHFEST!
Parade:
Dragon Band trailer will load Friday after school.
Dragon Band (all except student hosts) arrive at the school at 6:30 am to be ready for the bus to the parade by 7 am.
Parade Volunteers - please arrive at your assigned locations at 7:00 am
Wear a volunteer t-shirt (long-sleeved shirt underneath, if cold, but need the volunteer shirt to be the outer layer).
Bring a chair, if you wish to sit, and wear comfortable shoes!
Park on a side street near your location, or on the street on the east side of Goodrich, or a designated spectator parking lot near your barricade.
Student hosts: arrive at Price Pavilion, in uniform, at 7:00 am.
Your packets will be in alphabetical order, and schools will be announced as they pull onto 4th Street.
You will get your packet and get on their bus to greet them and guide them behind the golf cart to their assigned parking spot for the parade.
You will meet your band again after the parade to guide them down Harris Street to their next parking location near the schools.
Bands arrive 7:00-8:15am.
Incoming Bands meet golf carts (parking) and student hosts on the street between Old School and Price Pavilion (4th and Chestnut).
Buses park facing west on 3rd/4th/5th Streets (designated by the Parking committee).
Bands stage along 4th and Pine streets.
Restrooms in McCorkle Park; porta-potties at Methodist church parking lot (visiting student access)!
Parade starts at 9:00 am.
City block between bands.
Each band will be announced by Parade Announcer as they begin down 3rd street.
Most Bands will exit downtown after performance and head to campus.
Student hosts: find your band as soon as you are done marching and walk with them to their bus; get on the bus and direct them to their school campus parking spot.
Indoor Events:
Spectators park at CHS lower lot (south/gym); diagonal parking spots on Park Avenue, or on ONE side of side streets. NO PARKING ALONG PARK AVENUE (between Chestnut & High Streets). HS volunteers please park at Maintenance Bldg.
Free admission for indoor events! Enter at the main commons door, to the east (right) of the Performing Arts Center, OR on the north side of CHS through Ag/English hallway doors (follow signs). *No spectator entry through bus loop corridor leading to CHS band room - THIS IS AN EXIT ONLY FOR COLOR GUARD/DRUMLINE FOLLOWING THEIR PERFORMANCE!
Enter the gym ONLY through the southeast gym door via CHS commons (near stairs). Bleachers available for seating. **SOUTHWEST GYM DOORS ARE FOR COLOR GUARD & DRUMLINE PERFORMANCE ENTRY ONLY. ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER TRAFFIC ALLOWED. DOORS WILL BE INACCESSIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE WHILE PERFORMANCES ARE TAKING PLACE.**
Performing groups load-in through CVMS cafeteria doors facing back bus loop.
CVMS gym is a warm-up area: 10 minute time slots (20 min before performance time).
CVMS front doors will remain locked all day; only the cafeteria door will be unlocked and monitored for entry/exit of bands and equipment (*NOT A SPECTATOR ENTRANCE - They will be directed to the outside door by the Ag/English hallway).
Protect brand new gym floors (Watch for dragging of timpani or props, etc)!!!
10 minutes before performance time is “travel and staging” time. Line up at CHS Southwest gym doors, to the left of the concession stand (close to restrooms).
Performance times are 10-12 minutes, dependent upon band size and are strictly adhered to (including load-in and-out).
Indoor performers exit the gym at the northwest corner and take exit near the band room to the bus loop.
Spectators follow their band out through the northwest exit from the gym then exit the building through the spectator entrance/exit (NOT the exit near the band room, which is reserved for bands exiting ONLY).
Indoor events start at 10:30 am; the last performance is at approximately 5:45 pm.
Field Events:
Spectators park in the football field parking lot/First Baptist Church/River of Life Baptist Church/side streets. Handicapped parking is available near the east/main gate entrance to Dave Goodwin Field (handicap sticker requested).
Adults (18+) require a $6 entry fee to enter the field show events (hand stamps at each gate). Cash, Venmo, and Credit Cards will be accepted.
Pit and props (support vehicles) will enter the pool parking lot from Park Ave onto Seminary (barricaded at Seminary & Pine St, but monitored to be moved when arriving).
Travel time is 15 minutes (30 minutes before performance time).
Bands troop down "bus loop street," roadway through recreation park, and Tracy Street.
Staging on Tracy St (east side of pool parking lot) 15 minutes before performance time.
Bands enter via southeast field gate.
15 minute performance time (load-in and-out included).
Pit and Props for “incoming band” may enter early & stay close to bleachers.
Completed Bands will wait on the front track after performance for the “incoming band” to enter side/back track first.
Seminary Ave is blocked off between the field and pool parking lot for safe travel!
Field Shows begin at 11:00 am, and continue throughout the day (See Schedule tab for breaks & performance times).
If a visiting college band performs, they will play immediately following Cameron, in exhibition. **No entry fee required for this performance only!
The awards presentation begins at approximately 6:30 pm.
General Information:
All Bands have designated parking spots for buses/trucks (set by parking committee). These can be seen on our CAMERON MARCHFEST website (Google Cameron Marchfest; select “Spectator Info” tab then "Parking" tab).
The only school building area open to the public is the downstairs of CHS.
Only CHS band students are allowed in the band room for changing into/out of uniform, as needed. CHS Band students: lunch available between 11:30am-12:30pm in a room in the band room. Lunch is provided by generous sponsors.
A hospitality room will be available for Bus Drivers at the far northwest end of the CHS building, in the spectator entrance/exit hallway (Room 607).
Regular concessions, pulled pork nachos, programs, t-shirts/hoodies/additional merch, and Air-Grams (Air-Grams - only available at football field) are available at CHS and Dave Goodwin Field (cash, Venmo, and credit cards will be accepted).
Food and drink trucks will be available inside CHS, in the pool parking lot, and in the football field parking lot (cash, Venmo, and credit cards will be accepted).
A FREE shuttle van will drive "the loop" between CHS (back bus loop) and the field to transport spectators including the additional overflow parking lots (the First Baptist Church and the River of Life Baptist Church). *Tips are appreciated.
Medical tent/ambulance located at south gate of football field. For minor medical needs such as adhesive bandages, each Booster Member will have a first aid kit on their golf cart so look for those individuals for assistance.
Adults (18+) require a $6 entry fee to enter the field show events (hand stamps at each gate). Indoor events are free.
Porta-Potties available near parade route and school campus.
Regular restrooms available at McCorkle Park during the parade and at CHS, Recreation Park, and Dave Goodwin Stadium during the field and indoor events.
Thanks again for your help!
2026 CHS BAND BOOSTER BOARD- Heather Jackson, Kelly Martin, Kristin Slatten, Beth Reynolds, Elisa Vinyard, Kate Smith, Nicole Foster, Heather Bennett-Gervais, Jeff Nott, Nate McKown, Rich Jackson, & Joanna Stretch
MARCHFEST COORDINATOR - Jacob Jennings
CHS BAND DIRECTORS - Jacob Jennings and John Salehi
ANN GOODWIN CLARK, MARCHFEST FOUNDER (Band Champion/Music Hero/Beloved Leader)
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