Area bands swarm to Mineola fest
High school marching bands from around East Texas converged on Meredith Memorial Stadium Monday for the 7th annual Mineola Marching Festival.
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Area bands swarm to Mineola fest
![Leaders from the Lindale (left) and North Lamar (right) high school marching bands accepted awards on behalf of their ensembles Monday night at the 7th annual Mineola Marching Festival for best in the military and open categories, respectively. [note: more images here]](/uploads/original/20231012-023758-_1620999 lindale and n lamar w mineola leaders.jpg)
![Mineola's trombone section takes center stage during an exhibition performance to conclude the day of music before an awards ceremony. [note: more images here]](/uploads/original/20231012-025227-_A090777 trombone feature.jpg)
![The Alba-Golden marching band made the short drive to Mineola for one last tune-up before heading to the UIL regional competition Tuesday in Mt. Pleasant. [note: more images here]](/uploads/original/20231012-025352-_A090298 ag sax.jpg)
![The trumpet duet performed by Zach Canfield (left) and Braxton Birtchfield received rousing applause Monday at the Mineola Marching Festival. Canfield was named outstanding soloist of the day and received a $500 scholarship from TJC Apache Band director Jeremy Strickland. [note: more images here]](/uploads/original/20231012-024916-_A090446 trumpet duet.jpg)
High school marching bands from around East Texas converged on Meredith Memorial Stadium Monday for the 7th annual Mineola Marching Festival.
Local groups from Alba-Golden and Quitman competed as they prepared for UIL region marching in the coming week. Quitman advanced to the evening finals run, placing fifth.
Lindale took home the top award in the military-style competition, while North Lamar repeated as champions in the open category.
