Band Performance Calendar 2025-2026
Please mark your calendars!
Not all students may participate in all listed performances, but attendance is required for all the events in which your child is involved!
Tuesday, Oct 7: 8th Grade Band ONLY to West High Marching Band Showcase
Location: Memorial Stadium (during school day)
Friday, Oct. 17th: 8th Grade ONLY Halftime Show with West High Marching Band
Location: Memorial Stadium
Thursday, Nov. 20: 7th/8th Grade Fall Band Concert (6:30 pm start time)
Location: Hoover Auditorium
Saturday, Dec. 7 (All Day): NEIBA* 8th Grade Honor Band Festival, selected students
Location: Oelwein High School
Tuesday, Dec. 9: 6th Grade Band and Orchestra Concert (6:30 pm)
Location: Hoover Auditorium
Saturday, Jan. 17: Marion Honor Band (Selected Students)
Location: Mount Vernon Middle School, Marion, Iowa
Saturday, Feb. 21: Young Musicians Honor Band (Selected Students)
Location: Cedar Rapids Prairie High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Early March: 7th/8th Grade Large Group Festival (Time: TBA)
Location: TBD
Saturday, Mar. 8: NEIBA Jazz Band Festival (Hoover Jazz Band only)
Location and time: TBA
Thursday, March 26: All-City Band Festival (6th and 7th grade) (12:15 p.m concert)
Location: West High School (school day)
Friday, April 10, 6:30 pm: Jazz and Dessert (Hoover Jazz Band only)
Location: West High School Commons
TBA: Hoover Solo/Ensemble Festival (Selected students only)
Location: Hoover Band Room (#213)
Tuesday, May 19: Spring Choir/Band Concert (5:30 p.m choir; 7:00 p.m. band)
Location: Waterloo, Riverloop Amphitheater
(*NEIBA = NorthEast Iowa Bandmasters Association)