FREEDOM DAY PARADE COMPETITIONS
​Supporting HBCU and High School Band Programs 
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Inspire a nation through Global HBCU and High School Freedom Day Parade Band Competitions
On the streets of Atlanta, Georgia 
We invite the world to be inspired by HBCU and High School band programs. We are reaching out to HBCU Marching Bands nationwide to unite and demonstrate the excellence that HBCU band programs produce in showcasing the finest marching bands globally. The competition welcomes all divisions: HBCU colleges and universities are renowned for their exceptional showmanship and musical prowess, making them eligible to participate.

Finalists will be chosen by a panel of professional judges, while parade team members will select the ultimate winners. Attendee voting will determine the Attendee Favorite winners. The bands selected by attendees will receive an additional $10,000 Attendee Favorite award. 
This competition offers a significant opportunity for HBCU and outstanding high School bands to gain visibility and resources while performing on a national platform. With over $300,000 in total awards and trophys available, this challenge could greatly enhance and inspire participating high school band programs.

300K | Awards
For HBCU and High School Band Programs

GLOBAL HBUC MARCHING BAND COMPETITION
$200,000 in Cash Awards
$100,000 1st place trophy
$50,000  2nd place trophy
$30,000  3rd place trophy
$20,000  4th place trophy
Four big chances to win!

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND COMPETITION
$100,000 in Cash Awards 
$50,000 and 1st place trophy 
$25,000 and 2nd place trophy 
$15,000 and 3rd place trophy 
$10,000 and 4th place trophy
Four big chances to win!

​Support Our Global HBCU Band Legacy Fund 
The Georgia United Freedom Day Parade takes pride in showcasing the remarkable skills of Gbobal HBCU marching bands, along with Caribbean marching bands and bands from Africa, as well as Georgia Public School bands and students. This makes the Freedom Day Parade one of the most significant and unmissable events globally. Your contributions help these bands travel to Atlanta to be part of a rare and unique multifaceted indigenous/black history Freedom Day Parade, where they can compete for prizes based on their divisions on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia and inspire the next generation of elementary and high school musicians, providing them with invaluable lessons in world history.

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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES PROGRAMS

Florida A&M University
Jackson State University 
North Carolina A&T State University  
​Prairie View A&M University
​Howard University
​Texas Southern University 
​Bethune-Cookman University
​Tennessee State University
Southern University A&M College
Grambling State University 
Alabama State University
South Carolina State University
Hampton University
Morgan State University
Benedict College
Morris Brown College
​Morehouse College
​Savannah State College
​Clark Atlanta University
​Fort Valley State Blue Machine

The Marching 100
Sonic Boom of the South
Blue & Gold Marching Machine
​​Marching Storm
​SHOWTIME Marching Band
​Ocean of Soul
​Marching Wildcats
Aristocrat of Bands
The Human Jukebox
Tiger Marching Band
Mighty Marching Hornets
Bulldog Marching Band
The Marching Force
The Magnificent Marching Machine
Marching Tigers
Marching Wolverines
House of Funk
​Powerhouse of The South
​Mighty Marching Panthers
Blue Machine Marching Band

​GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS 
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• Atlanta Public Schools 
• Booker T. Washington High School
• ​Benjamin E. Mays High School
• Frederick Douglass High School
• South Atlanta High School
• D.M. Therrell High School
• Carver High School, Carver Early College
• Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy
• KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
   

DeKalb County Schools 

• Southwest DeKalb High School
• Miller Grove High School
• Lithonia High School
• Columbia High School
• Redan High School
• DeKalb School of the Arts

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Fulton County Schools

• Banneker High School
• Creekside High School
• Langston Hughes High School
• Westlake High School

​Clayton County Schools: 

• Mundys Mill
• Drew
• Carver High School (Columbus)
• Kendrick High School (Columbus)
• Spencer High School (Columbus)
• Lucy C. Laney High School (Augusta)
• T.W. Josey High School (Augusta)
• Butler High School  (Augusta) 

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Savannah -Chatham Pulic Schools

• Alfred E. Beach High School: Historically significant as a primary school for African Americans.
• Sol C. Johnson High School
• School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low
• Groves High School
• Savannah High School 
• Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. 

Macon Schools | Bibb County School District

• Northeast Health Science Magnet High School
• Central High School (Central-Macon/Central-Bibb): 
• Southwest High School (Southwest Magnet High School and Law Academy)
• Rutland High School

These schools are part of the Bibb County School District,