The Friendship Cup Scholastic Marching Band Competition is dedicated to furthering the education and growth of young people through the participation in performance events for programs of all levels to achieve and grow.

Founded over 10 years ago, the Friendship Cup serves as a competitive circuit for scholastic marching band programs in the Rocky Mountain Region. Produced by Ascend Performing Arts, the Friendship Cup competitions allow bands to compete with other similarly-sized units, not based on school classification.

Band Classifications for Friendship Cup:

Class A (1-40 performers)
Class AA (41-70 performers)
Class AAA (71-100 performers)
Class AAAA (Over 100 performers)

We offer two different formats across three events.  Our Englewood event features a clinic in the morning, where your band will perform your show for the judges, then receive on the field feedback and the opportunity to spend time with the judges workshopping your show.  The afternoon will consist of a traditional judged performance.  Our other two events are a traditional prelims/finals format where every band will move on from prelims to finals.  

Each event is $400 per band, with a 10% discount if you register before June 1st, 2025.