You are invited to attend the 49th Annual Athens Invitational Marching Festival on Saturday, October 5 at 10:00am at Athens High School’s Joe Burrow Stadium! This festival is the 3rd longest running marching band festival in the state of Ohio. High School bands from Southeast and Central Ohio will perform at this prestigious event! Bands scheduled to attend include: Trimble, Nelsonville-York, River Valley, Waterford, Belpre, Meigs, Bloom Carroll, Marietta, Berne Union, Dawson Bryant, Licking Heights, Olentangy Liberty, and Athens. The festival is sponsored by the Athens Band Boosters, Kiwanis Club of Downtown Athens, and Chauncey-Dover Lions. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children. The gates will open at 9:00am and the festival will conclude with a performance by the Athens High School Marching Green and Gold at 1:45pm. Proceeds go to benefit these community organizations. We look forward to seeing you at this exciting musical event!