Thanksgiving Parade of Bands
Thanksgiving Parade of Bands
With more clinicians and fewer participants
than any of the major bowl games,
the Thanksgiving Parade of Bands at the Walt Disney World®
Resort is the mass band event that your students deserve.

A Performance Where You Matter
- Give a featured performance where the band is the highlight
- Perform with the Presidio Brass, professional narration and an appearance by Mickey Mouse
- Play for thousands of guests, watching in person and via live webcast
- Work with noted collegiate instructors, DCI champions and professional musicians
- Play custom arrangements created exclusively for you by Grammy nominated composer Rick DeJonge
- Learn in a pre-trip clinic led by a distinguished clinician
- Apply for an additional Disney Performing Arts Workshop or OnStage performance for your band, choir or orchestra (based on availability)
Exclusive Extras and Fun
- Enjoy an extravagant Thanksgiving dinner, awards ceremony, and private performance by the Presidio Brass.
- Rehearse in the park before it opens, just like the pros
- Take comfort in award-winning hotel accommodations and an extensive buffet breakfast
- Interact with other schools in a non-competitive environment
- Create memories in the world’s most visited theme parks


Learn from Distinguished Clinicians
- Gary Smith, University of Illinois Marching Illini Director Emeritus
- Joe Hermann, Tennessee Tech University Director of Bands
- Ben Collins, DCI champion with Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps
- Ruth Ann Medworth, Indiana State University Sycamore Guard Director; WGI Board of Directors and Hall of Fame
- Whitney Medworth, Lucas Oil Stadium, Event Manager; former DCI staff
- Barry Houser, Director of the Marching Illini, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Presidio Brass, special guests
The Presidio Brass appear in cooperation with Jupiter Band Instruments.


