Welcome to the NM POB Website

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.

2024 NM POB

The 43rd New Mexico Pageant of Bands will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Wilson Stadium, 12200 Lomas Boulevard NE in Albuquerque. Be a part of the musical excellence and showmanship of this wonderful competition! The 2024 POB entry fee is still $175.00, but your registration is not complete until we receive the entry fee. Your completed 2024 POB Program Sheet must be submitted by September 13, 2024. For more information, see our Band Directors page.

Plan On Attending!

Band members, directors and staff have worked hard to compete in this Pageant. Please show your support and appreciation by filling the stands! Invite family, friends and neighbors to attend. Ticket prices at the gate are $10 for adults, $7 for high school and college students as well as seniors and military. Free admission for middle school and younger. Gates will open at 9:00 am with the Presentation of Colors and Star Spangled Banner at 9:15 am followed by the first band performance at 9:30 am.

Performance Schedule

The 2024 POB Performance Schedule is now available. You can also download the Full 2024 Band Schedule (including Warm-Up times and performances) as a pdf.

Advertise in the 2022 NM POB Program Guide

The New Mexico Pageant of Bands Program will be available for purchase at the competition for $5. It provides a guide to the competition with information on each band and their group picture. It is a very popular keepsake for students, parents and band staff with over 800 distributed each year. Your business may advertise in the POB Program booklet. For more information see our POB Program Guide Advertisement page.

The POB also offers a special rate of $75 to Band Booster Organizations or Band Directors for a full-page ad in the POB Program Guide for your band. The full-page black & white ad is normally placed adjacent to to your band program description. For more information and to order, visit our POB Band Booster Advertisement page. Deadline for 2024 POB Program Guide Ad Submission is Friday, September 27, 2024.

Volunteers Needed for Saturday, October 12, 2024!

We need event volunteers that are able to commit to standing or walking outside for a 4 hour shift. Volunteers are assigned to jobs such as selling tickets and merchandise, telling people where to find parking, operating water stations for the students, helping band directors sign in, and telling them where to go. Your support gives our young musicians an opportunity to share their passion with the community! It takes a village to make this happen. We specifically need volunteers willing to take the 2:30 – 5:00 pm shift at Wilson Stadium on Oct.12 when the big bands are playing. Please consider volunteering – Sign Up! Email volunteer@nmpob.org for additional information. Many thanks to 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio for their support in this endeavor!

Advertise in the 2024 NM POB Program Guide

2024 NM POB Awards Underwriting

Would you or your company like to underwrite awards for the 2024 Pageant of Bands Competition? We are looking for companies, organizations, or individuals to underwrite our awards. Supporters who underwrite our awards are recognized in our printed program guide, on our website nmpob.org, with announcements during the event and complimentary tickets are given based on underwriting level. We welcome participation in our awards ceremony as a benefit of underwriting. Sponsors have the option of presenting the awards they are sponsoring. Outstanding Section Awards are presented to one band in each class for the following categories, Brass, Percussion, Woodwinds, Soloist, Drum Major, Colorguard, and People’s Choice. For more information, see our Underwriting page.

2022 POB Pins and Patches Available in the POB STORE

The New Mexico Pageant of Bands sells merchandise from previous year’s Pageants in our online POB Store. Itens now include the very popular 2022 pins and patches and the 2022 POB Program Booklet. You can use PayPal or just a credit card. Visit the NM POB Store.

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