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 was held on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Wilson Stadium in Albuquerque. Thank you to all who came out to Wilson Stadium on such a beautiful day to watch 17 amazing bands perform for you and our adjudicators for the New Mexico Pageant of Bands!
2024 NM POB Results
| 2024 | 1A 1 to 40 | 2A 41 to 55 | 3A 6 to 75 | 4A 76 to 100 | 5A 101+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Belen | Cibola | Goddard | Los Lunas | La Cueva |
| Second Place | Silver | Santa Fe | Albuquerque | Atrisco Heritage | |
| Third Place | West Mesa | Farmington | Sandia | Roswell | |
| People's Choice | Belen | Silver | Goddard | Los Lunas | Atrisco Heritage |
| Brass | Belen | Cibola | Valencia | Los Lunas | La Cueva |
| Colorguard | Belen | Silver | Goddard | Albuquerque | La Cueva |
| Drum Major | Belen | Cibola | Goddard | Albuquerque | Roswell |
| Percussion | Belen | Silver | Goddard | Albuquerque | La Cueva |
| Soloist | Belen | Cibola | Santa Fe | Albuquerque | Atrisco Heritage |
| Woodwinds | Belen | West Mesa | Goddard | Los Lunas | 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, Del Norte, La Cueva, Sandia, and West Mesa. Thank you also to Chris & Bill Drotning, Helen Munoz 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. Many thanks to 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio for their support in this endeavor!
2024 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 2024 pins and patches. You can use PayPal or just a credit card. Visit the NM POB Store.
Header image by Clarissa Anello Photography