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2016 LA County Fair High School Marching Band Parade Competition Application

Band Name

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DATE PREFERENCES

Please provide your top three date choices. Competition days are Wednesday - Friday, and the parade/competition begins at 5:00pm. Check in is at 3:30pm. *Open Class Finalists must return to compete on Friday, September 23rd to qualify for prizes*

(Your band does not need to be affiliated with a city to participate, nor do you need to participate on the day your city is being celebrated if it does not fit into your scheduling)

1st Date Choice

2nd Date Choice

3rd Date Choice

Contact Information

Name of School

Director's Name

School Address

City

Zip

Work #

Ext.

Home #

Cell #

Fax #

Summer Address (if different)

City

Zip

Secondary Contact Name

Secondary Home #

Secondary Work #

Secondary Ext.

Secondary Cell #

Secondary Email

Please Select One Class Based on the Total Number of Band Members, Not Including Auxiliary.

(The LA County Fair reserves the right to move your band into a different class if a head count is conducted and your band is larger or smaller than indicated). Actual numbers will be required on your confirmation sheet for credential purposes.

Select a Class

Open Class (Any size, puts band in the running for the Grand Prizes), Grand Prize: $10,000 – Second Place: $5,000 – Third Place: $2,500

Class A (65 or more band members), First Place: $1,000 – Second Place: $750 – Third Place: $500

Class B (64 or less band members), First Place: $1,000 – Second Place: $750 – Third Place: $500

Why should your band be selected to participate in our competition? Please be sure to include Special Honors, Appearances,Accomplishments, or Interesting Facts about your marching band. This will be a factor in the selection process, so please answer honestly and thoroughly.

If your band is not selected to compete this year, would you like to perform as a non-judged participant? Please indicate which date(s) you would be available. (PLEASE NOTE: Saturday and Sunday parades begin at 12:00pm, with a call time of 10:30am)

Saturday, September 3rd

Sunday, September 4th

Monday, September 5th

Saturday, September 10th

Sunday, September 11th

Saturday, September 17th

Sunday, September 18th

Thursday, September 22nd

Sunday, September 25th

Agreement

Please read and accept the terms.

I understand and accept all limitations and stipulations as stated in this application and in the enclosed Rules & Regulations, and confirm that all information provided herein is true and accurate. I understand that the sole decision for selection and scheduling rests with the LA County Fair Entertainment Department and that any application may be rejected for any reason deemed necessary.It is also understood that if my band is selected as the Open Class Grand Champion of the LA County Fair High School Marching Band Parade Competition, I agree to bring my band back for the next three years to participate in the Parade of Champions on the last Thursday of the Fair if requested by the Fair.The band director acknowledges that the Fair has the right to use the band's trademarks, logos, and names for use in connection with the Fair and the performances, including all promotional materials, guides, websites, and the like. The band director allows the Fair the right to photograph and film this event and all participants, and to use any pictures, footage, video, sound clips, silhouettes, and other reproductions of the physical likenesses of those participants in any public relations, news media, or advertising materials for the Fair without compensation.

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