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    <h1 style="margin:0px; color:#0077c8;">OCTOBER 20-22, 2026</h1> <b>Showtime: 7 PM</b>
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    <br> <b>Mitchel Field Athletic Complex</b>
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    <br> <small style="font-size:.7em; color: #666666;">(Across from the Cradle of Aviation Museum and the Long Island Children's Museum)<br> <em>For more information or questions, please call 631-843-2214</em></small>
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      Now celebrating our 62nd festival, the Newsday Marching Band Festival proudly brings you three thrilling evenings of music and entertainment, showcasing bands from across Nassau and Suffolk.
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    <h4 style="margin:0px;">Tuesday, 10/20</h4>
    <br> <span style="font-size:.8em; color: #666666;"> <b>Opening – Uniondale combo</b><br> Academy Charter High School<br> Amityville High School<br> Elwood-John Glenn High School<br> Freeport High School<br> General Douglas McArthur High School<br> Malverne High School<br> Plainedge High School<br> Uniondale High School<br> Wantagh High School<br> West Babylon High School<br> Westbury High School <br><br> <a href="https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/newsday/2026-newsday-marching-band-festival-night-1" target="_blank"><button class="btn" style="background-color:#d34155; font-weight: 700;">GET TICKETS</button></a> </span>
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    <h4 style="margin:0px;">Wednesday, 10/21</h4>
    <br> <span style="font-size:.8em; color: #666666;"> <b>Opening – Robert Moses Middle</b><br> Commack High School<br> Connetquot High School<br> Deer Park High School<br> FREE Players<br> Garden City High School<br> Hempstead High School<br> Kings Park High School<br> North Babylon High School<br> POB/JFK High School<br> Rocky Point High School<br> Roosevelt High School<br> Ward Melville High School<br> Wyandanch High School <br><br> <a href="https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/newsday/2026-newsday-marching-band-festival-night-2" target="_blank"><button class="btn" style="background-color:#d34155; font-weight: 700;">GET TICKETS</button></a> </span>
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    <h4 style="margin:0px;">Thursday, 10/22</h4>
    <br> <span style="font-size:.8em; color: #666666;"> <b>Opening – Northport combo</b><br> Bethpage High School<br> Central Islip High School<br> Eastport South Manor Jr/<br>Sr High School<br> Farmingdale High School<br> Harborfields High School<br> Island Trees High School<br> Lynbrook High School<br> Northport High School<br> Oceanside High School<br> Patchogue-Medford High School<br> Seaford High School <br><br> <a href="https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/newsday/2026-newsday-marching-band-festival-night-3" target="_blank"><button class="btn" style="background-color:#d34155; font-weight: 700;">GET TICKETS</button></a> </span>
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OCTOBER 20-22, 2026 Showtime: 7 PM Gates open: 6 PM Mitchel Field Athletic Complex 1 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Uniondale, NY 11553 (Across from the Cradle of Aviation Museum and the Long Island Children's Museum) For more information or questions, please call 631-843-2214 Now celebrating our 62nd festival, the Newsday Marching Band Festival proudly brings you three thrilling evenings of music and entertainment, showcasing bands from across Nassau and Suffolk. Tuesday, 10/20 Opening – Uniondale combo Academy Charter High School Amityville High School Elwood-John Glenn High School Freeport High School General Douglas McArthur High School Malverne High School Plainedge High School Uniondale High School Wantagh High School West Babylon High School Westbury High School GET TICKETS Wednesday, 10/21 Opening – Robert Moses Middle Commack High School Connetquot High School Deer Park High School FREE Players Garden City High School Hempstead High School Kings Park High School North Babylon High School POB/JFK High School Rocky Point High School Roosevelt High School Ward Melville High School Wyandanch High School GET TICKETS Thursday, 10/22 Opening – Northport combo Bethpage High School Central Islip High School Eastport South Manor Jr/ Sr High School Farmingdale High School Harborfields High School Island Trees High School Lynbrook High School Northport High School Oceanside High School Patchogue-Medford High School Seaford High School GET TICKETS Click here to see photos from past Newsday Marching Band Festivals. 50% of your ticket purchase price gets sent directly to your school’s band program. Note: Teams are listed alphabetically. This is not the performance order.

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