The Festival includes a prelims/finals format for class 5A/6A and the 1st place band from the morning show as well as an indoor Color Guard/Drumline competition. Any band may enter at a larger classification. Finals selection process:
- High Score from the morning show [1A-4A]
- High Score 5A Band
- High Score 6A Band
- Next 6 highest scores from 5A/6A
The day competition will conclude around 5:00 p.m. with finals beginning around 6:30 p.m. under the lights.
- located right off of I-70, 15 miles east of Kansas City, the Blue Springs Invitational Marching Festival has been host to some of the finest high school marching bands in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois and Iowa.
- As has been tradition in Blue Springs, a highly competitive indoor Drumline and Color Guard festival is also run in conjunction with the Marching Band festival. Many schools participate in all three events.
- 4000 seat stadium with artificial field turf for the marching bands and a 2-level, 1000 seat gymnasium for Drumlines and Color Guard!