Welcome to the New Mexico Pageant of Bands Web Site. This annual event provides a venue for over 2,000 New Mexico high school students to exhibit their skills and receive feedback from nationally recognized judges and is based on band size, not school size. The New Mexico Pageant of Bands is a nonprofit organization promoting performance excellence and sportsmanship in high school marching band competition. For more information see our About page. You can also Contact Us.

2025 NM POB

The 44^th New Mexico Pageant of Bands was held on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at  Wilson Stadium in Albuquerque. Thank you to all who came out to Wilson Stadium to watch 17 amazing bands perform for you and our adjudicators for the New Mexico Pageant of Bands!

2025 NM POB Results

2025	1A 1 to 40	2A 41 to 55	3A 6 to 75	4A 76 to 100	5A 101+
First Place	Belen	Silver	Goddard	Farmington	La Cueva
Second Place	Valley		Santa Fe	Los Lunas	Sandia
Third Place		Silver	Valencia	Albuquerque	Los Alamos
People's Choice	Belen	Silver	Cibola	Los Lunas	Sandia
Brass	Belen	Silver	Goddard	Los Lunas	La Cueva
Color Guard	Belen	Silver	Goddard	Albuquerque	La Cueva
Drum Major	Belen	Silver	West Mesa	Farmington	La Cueva
Percussion	Belen	Silver	Goddard	Farmington	La Cueva
Soloist	Valley	Silver	West Mesa	Albuquerque	La Cueva
Woodwinds	Belen	Silver	Goddard	Farmington	La Cueva

Thank You Supporters!

We would like to thank the New Mexico Pageant of Bands Organizing committee for their dedication and commitment to providing our youth the opportunity to perform. This committee is comprised of volunteer representatives from high school band parent and booster organizations from the following Albuquerque area public high schools: Albuquerque, Cibola, La Cueva, Sandia, and West Mesa. Thank you also to Chris & Bill Drotning and Baum’s Music. These individuals, and this business have joined with Pageant of Bands in recognizing the outstanding work by the high school musicians by sponsoring section awards for this year.

Header image by Clarissa Anello Photography