Photos of the 2016 Vikingland Band Festival parade marching championship and Minnesota Drum Corps Premiere held June 25-26, 2016, in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Alexandria - Host Band
GRAND CHAMPION - Waconia
PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
HONOR UNIT - Calgary Stampede Showband
HONOR UNIT - Calgary Stetson Show Band
HONOR UNIT - Calgary Round-Up Band
HONOR UNIT - Minnesota Brass
GRAND MARSHALS - Brent and Sally Smith
HONOR GUARD
OVERALL 2ND PLACE - 728 Cadets
OVERALL 3RD PLACE - Mankato 77 Lancers
OVERALL TOP WIND SECTION - Waconia
OVERALL TOP COLOR GUARD - 728 Cadets
OVERALL TOP PERCUSSION SECTION - 728 Cadets
BIG CROWD
WELCOME BANDS
ALEXANDRIA - Host Band
K-M-S - Class A Champion
MILACA - Class AA Champion
WACONIA - Class AAA Champion
728 CADETS - Class AAAA Champion
WINONA COTTER - Class A Second Place
DASSEL-COKATO - Class AA Second Place
HENRY SIBLEY - Class AAA Second Place
MANKATO 77 LANCERS - Class AAAA Second Place
ALBANY - Class A Third Place
FERGUS FALLS - Class AA Third Place
SAUK RAPIDS-RICE - Class AAA Third Place
CHAMPLIN PARK - Class AAAA Third Place
NEW YORK MILLS - Class A Fourth Place
RICHFIELD - Class AA Fourth Place
SARTELL - Class AAA Fourth Place
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE - Class AAAA Fourth Place
MAPLE LAKE - Class A Fifth Place
HUTCHINSON - Class AA Fifth Place
SOLAR SOUND - Class AAA Fifth Place
CALGARY STAMPEDE SHOWBAND - Honor Unit
CALGARY STETSON SHOW BAND - Honor Unit
CALGARY ROUND-UP BAND - Honor Unit
MINNESOTA BRASS - Honor Unit
AWARDS CEREMONY - Full house for field exhibitions
CALGARY STAMPEDE SHOWBAND - Field Exhibition
MINNESOTA BRASS - Field Exhibition
CEREMONY - Drum majors enter the arena
CEREMONY - Begins with American and Canadian anthems
CEREMONY - Calgary Stampede Showband recognition
CEREMONY - Calgary Stetson Show Band recognition
CEREMONY - Calgary Round-Up Band recognition
CEREMONY - Award presentations
CEREMONY - K-M-S receives People's Choice award
CAMARADERIE - Drum majors from top 3 bands exchange hats
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Calgary Stetson Show Band
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Chops, Inc.
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Calgary Round-Up Band
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Govenaires
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Calgary Stampede Showband
MINNESOTA DRUM CORPS PREMIERE - Minnesota Brass