Here is the link to the 2025 Marching Band Sign Up
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Season Overview:
The upcoming UMD Bulldog Marching Band season is going to be one you won’t want to miss. This year, the marching band will be performing at events in Bulldog Welcome Week, every UMD home football game, and several community events. The UMD Athletic Bands are open to UMD, CSS, LSC and UWS students.
Band camp move-ins are on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, with daily rehearsals until Saturday, August 23rd. During this time, the band will get opportunities to learn, perform, and enjoy Duluth summer before the classes begin.
During the school year, the marching band rehearses on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5:00pm - 6:30pm on Chester Park Field 9. The first football game is our military appreciation football game in early September, and our final event is the Christmas City of the North parade on Friday, November 21st.
If you have any questions feel free to contact us:
Athletic Bands Email - athbands@d.umn.edu
President - Jacob Hammond, hammo409@d.umn.edu
Vice President - Laura Johnson, joh21808@d.umn.edu
The Bulldog Marching Band is a student run organization at UMD; you do not need to register through MYU like your other classes. If you are interested in joining, let us know by filling out our Athletic Bands Sign-Up Form here.
The Marching Band has regular rehearsals during fall semester every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5:00-6:30 PM. The band will also be having a Band Camp before the start of fall semester in August, as well as game day rehearsals before performances.
The Marching Bands primary performances occur at UMD Football Games during fall semester. However, there are also a number of other events at UMD and the wider community that the Band performs at. Some of these events include Welcome Week Festivities, The Dirt Yard Dash, The South Shore Lions Fall Festival in Port Wing, WI, and The Christmas City of The North Parade in Duluth.