2026 Committed attendance at Oregon State Fair

We've agreed to perform at the 2026 Oregon State Fair in Salem. Now it's time to get our act together! Dates are Friday August 28 through Monday September 7. This includes two weekends (plus a preceding Friday), a full set of weekdays in between, and finishes up on Labor Day.

We are once again signed up for two "mini-parades"each day, with a third mini-parade on weekends and Labor Day. Each mini-parade lasts about 30 minutes and includes a parade through the Fairgrounds (roughly 1/2 mile) plus stops along the way for a few standstill tunes. If our tentative schedule holds, mini-parades will be scheduled for 6:00 pm and 9:10 pm each day, with an early parade at 4:30 pm on weekends and Labor Day. Lights are encouraged for the 9:10 parade.

We discovered that the "hardest part of the gig" was waiting around between parades, so we have again scheduled a 30 minute stage show each day except Sundays. We'll be on the Spirit of Oregon Stage from 7:45-8:15pm.

Be aware that TIMES MAY CHANGE.

Summarizing:

• Mondays through Fridays: Parade at 6:00, show at 7:45, parade at 9:10
• Saturdays, Labor Day: Parades at 4:30 and 6:00, show at 7:45, parade at 9:10
• Sundays: Parades at 4:30, 6:00, and 9:10

Parking and fair admission are included in our contract, so your only expense is transportation and any food/drink you choose to consume at the Fair. Carpooling can help keep costs down; there is a post for seeking or offering rides on the TBGO Trip Board (tripboard.tbgo.org).

Our standard collection of parade and standstill tunes will be just fine for the mini-parades and stage show, so little additional prep work required on our end. Auxiliary units and support staff (for flags and banners) are both included and desirable.

This is a big commitment for the band, but the rewards are substantial and those who performed in prior years said it was a lot of fun. Besides excellent exposure, the Fair almost doubles our performance income for the year. We don't necessarily need 60 in the block for every performance, but we DO need to be sure we have 30+ in the block plus auxiliaries, including enough of everything to make a balanced band. Biggest worries will likely be lead trumpets, lead bones, drum line (same as always!). There's no upper limit on how many attendees we can have each day, so sign up on as many days as you can. The more, the merrier!

Now we need to nail down your COMMITMENTS so that we can ensure we have a SOLID BAND EVERY DAY.

The next question shows all 11 performance days.  Please check all days on which you will COMMIT to play at the State Fair.  (Yes, we'll deal with emergencies and such as they arise, but please treat these dates as as important since we may have critical holes if you're missing!)