Parking at Autzen is free, and cars should enter from Entry 2 off of Centennial Boulevard. Concessions and souvenirs will be sold, with all proceeds benefiting the Oregon Marching Band. The Festival of Bands is the Oregon Marching Band's largest fund-raiser of the year, and it is run entirely by band members and staff. Twenty bands from the Northwest will perform. Oregon entries include bands from Aloha, Beaverton, Centennial, David Douglas, Grants Pass, Hermiston, Lebanon, McKay, McNary, North Salem, Roseburg, South Salem, Sprague, Sunset, Umatilla, Willamette and Wilson high schools.
All bands compete in the preliminary rounds during the day.
In the evening, the top 10 bands, regardless of class, compete in the finals. Everyone is encouraged to cheer on the bands and enjoy a full day of exciting music, drill and pageantry. Victor Steinhardt, piano Professor Victor Steinhardt will give a piano recital as part of the Faculty Artist Series at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. Proceeds from the concert will go to the local chapter of Phi Beta, professional fraternity for the creative and performing arts. Steinhardt is professor of piano at the University of Oregon.