Melrose Preps For Marching Band Competition

MELROSE, MA — The sounds of marching bands will boom over parts of Melrose on Saturday as Melrose High School hosts a planned marching band competition.

The event is set for Saturday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Fred Green Field at 360 Lynn Fells Parkway. In addition to band performances, the competition will offer pizza, grilled sausage and apple crisp available for purchase. There will be a 50/50 cash raffle with proceeds going back to the Melrose High School marching band, as noted in an event announcement from the city of Melrose.

The price of admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and adults over the age of 65. The event is free to guests ages five and under.

The Melrose High School band will perform alongside 10 other high schools and two area colleges.

The full performance schedule is as follows:

• Marblehead High School - 5:00 p.m.
• Fitchburg High School - 5:15 p.m.
• Reading High School - 5:30 p.m.
• Woburn Memorial High School - 5:45 p.m.
• Lowell High School - 6:00 p.m.
  • Intermission - 6:15 p.m.
• Medford High School - 6:35 p.m.
• Everett High School - 6:50 p.m.
• Westbrook High School - 7:05 p.m.
• North Reading High School - 7:20 p.m.
• Melrose High School - 7:35 p.m.
• Methuen High School - 7:50 p.m.
• Merrimack College - 8:20 p.m.
• Boston University - 8:35 p.m.
  • Award Ceremony - 8:50 p.m.

This weekend's event is one of several upcoming performance events for Melrose marching band student musicians.

The band will be back in action on Oct. 22 in Wakefield before heading to a regional marching band championship event in Reading on Oct. 30.