Crown Jewel 2025
Marching Band Festival
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Saturday, October 11th, 2025
The 44th Annual Crown Jewel Marching Band Festival will be Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Vero Beach High School. Founded in 1981 by James Sammons and Gordon Popple, the Crown Jewel Festival is one of the oldest continuous marching festivals in Florida. Crown Jewel Festival has approximately 25 bands competing in 5 classifications every year. Judges with backgrounds including BOA, DCI, WGI, FBA, FMBC, FFCC training, and adjudicating. March your band in our renovated Citrus Bowl where the Fighting Indians Marching Band and Band Boosters provide a smooth running contest and the Treasure Coast community provides a packed house of enthusiastic fans and spectators. Please come join us for the Crown Jewel Festival on October 19th here at Vero Beach High School’s stadium (Citrus Bowl).
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Approximately 3 PM
Location
Citrus Bowl
Vero Beach High School
1707 16th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
General Admission
Adults - $15
Youth (age 6-18)- $6
Children under 5 - Free
Vero Beach High School and the Citrus Bowl
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Our stadium has gone through a large renovation project. We have new home and student seating, concessions, and a front gate.
As well as our stadium, warmups will be held around Vero Beach High School's campus.
Contact
Page Howell, Festival Director
772 564 5451
page.howell@indianriverschools.org
James Sammons, Festival Founder
772 532 9884
