The 45th New Mexico Pageant of Bands, scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Wilson Stadium in Albuquerque, has been cancelled. The decision was made due to an insufficient number of high school marching bands registering to meet the minimum participation requirement for the annual competition. We appreciate the interest and support of participating schools, directors, students, and the community.
New Mexico Pageant of Bands
The New Mexico Pageant of Bands is a marching band competition for New Mexico High School Bands where bands are classified by band size, not by high school enrollment. Band size includes all students participating in the performance, including brass, woodwinds, drum line, pit and auxiliary along with students holding and moving props. These classes include:
| Band size includes all participating students | |
The New Mexico Pageant of Bands normally has eight judges, including specific percussion and auxiliary (color guard) judges. Your school can compete against other bands in your classification, or you have the opportunity to perform for comments only. We use CompetitionSuite for scoring and adjudicator commentary for all competitions. When you register for the NM POB competition, your band will be added to the NM POB CompetitionSuite event.
If you have any questions or comments, email us at info@nmpob.org.
