Lakewood Marching Festival (formerly Big Cat)

The 6th Annual Big Cat Marching Invitational is hosted at the Jeffco Public Schools NAAC Stadium in Arvada on Saturday, October 4th, 2025.  This festival hosts up to 21 bands in preliminary competition and 12 bands for finals competition.  This is a CBA Sanctioned Festival and follows all CBA rules and guidelines.  Preliminary performance seeding is based on 2024 scores.  Finals run in reverse order by placement during prelims. 

RV is only participating in prelims in 2025 since October 4th is also the day of the Homecoming dance.

RV Competition Day Schedule:

9:30 a.m.: Students arrive at RV

9:30 a.m.: Drop off food donations at RV

9:30 a.m.: Trailer Drivers arrive at RV

11:00 a.m.: Pit/Props Volunteers and Uniform/Water Helpers arrive at NAAC Stadium

12:45 p.m.: Prelims Performance 

~1:30 p.m.: Snack/lunch

~2:15: Students arrive back at RV

~2:30: Parents to pick up students at RV

Ticketing Information:

Tickets are available for advance purchase through Square. Tickets will also be available for sale at the gate. Cash and credit cards only. You can purchase advance tickets HERE. If you buy tickets in advance, please have your emailed receipt ready and proceed to the wristband line at the ticket booth. This will help ensure quick confirmation and will help get your wristbands to you faster. 

Ticket pricing is as follows (Prelims only):

Adults: $14

Children/Students (18 years of age or younger): $8

Seniors (65 years of age or older): $8

Children 5 and under: FREE 

Per CBA Rules, pit crew and prop volunteers will be required to have a Field Pass wristband for prelims/finals to enter the field and will be admitted to the FIELD ONLY. Pit crew and prop volunteers will not be admitted to the stands without a purchased attendance wristband.

Competition Schedule:

Parking and Other Details:

• Spectator parking is in the gravel lot west of the stadium.

• Concessions will be available. ONLY cash payments are accepted.

• There will be a festival merchandise table. Cash and credit card payments are accepted.

Detailed Maps for Pit/Props and Uniform Helpers: