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36th Annual, since 1991

Mud Creek Marching Festival

Hosted by Pride of Hanceville

When
Saturday, October 24, 2026
First band 10:30 AM, last band 8:45 PM
Where
Ray Talley Stadium
Hanceville High School Stadium, Hanceville, AL
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Admission

$10

Adults

  • Children 5 & under: Free
  • Cash or Card
  • Gates open 9:00 AM

Parking

Free

Turn off Commercial St onto the school drive and park in the campus lot. The admission gate is on Stadium St.

Accessible parking beside the main gate.

The day at a glance

28 bands, plus 2 exhibitions. First band 10:30 AM, last band 8:45 PM.

Follow live
  1. Class A7 bands, on the field 10:30 AM–12:15 PM
  2. Class AA5 bands, on the field 12:30–1:45 PM
  3. Class AAA9 bands, on the field 2:00–4:15 PM
  4. Dinner Break4:15–5:45 PM
  5. Class AAAA6 bands, on the field 5:45–7:50 PM
  6. Class AAAAA2 bands, on the field 7:50–8:30 PM
  7. Exhibitions2 exhibitions, on the field 8:30–8:55 PM
  8. Awards9:15 PM

Lineup

28 competing bands and 2 exhibitions

Class A7 bands, first at 10:30 AM, last at 12:00 PM
  1. 10:30 AM Carbon Hill High SchoolThe Carbon Hill Blue Wave Band - Carbon Hill, AL
  2. 10:45 AM Cold Springs High SchoolRoyal Blue Band - Bremen, AL
  3. 11:00 AM Falkville High SchoolFalkville Bluedevil Band - Falkville, AL
  4. 11:15 AM Cherokee High SchoolCherokee High School Marching Indians - Cherokee, AL
  5. 11:30 AM Meek High SchoolBand of Champions - Arley, AL
  6. 11:45 AM Brindlee Mountain High SchoolThe Pride of the Mountain - Guntersville, AL
  7. 12:00 PM Holly Pond High SchoolHolly Pond Bronco Band - Holly Pond, AL
12:15 PM Class Break, 15 min
Class AA5 bands, first at 12:30 PM, last at 1:30 PM
  1. 12:30 PM Wilson High SchoolRegiment of Blue Marching Band - Florence, AL
  2. 12:45 PM West End High SchoolSpirit of West End - Walnut Grove, AL
  3. 1:00 PM Dora High SchoolDora High School Band - Dora, AL
  4. 1:15 PM Colbert Heights High SchoolPride of the Mountain Wildcat Marching Band - Tuscumbia, AL
  5. 1:30 PM Madison County High SchoolMadison County Tiger Band - Gurley, AL
1:45 PM Class Break, 15 min
Class AAA9 bands, first at 2:00 PM, last at 4:00 PM
  1. 2:00 PM Lexington High SchoolPurple Pride - Lexington, AL
  2. 2:15 PM Deshler High SchoolDeshler Marching Tigers - Tuscumbia, AL
  3. 2:30 PM Southeastern SchoolSoutheastern Marching Mustangs - Remlap, AL
  4. 2:45 PM Good Hope High SchoolRaider Marching Band - Cullman, AL
  5. 3:00 PM Scottsboro High SchoolScottsboro High School Wildcat Marching Band - Scottsboro, AL
  6. 3:15 PM New Hope High SchoolNew Hope Marching Band - New Hope, AL
  7. 3:30 PM Winston County High SchoolThe Pride of Winston County - Double Springs, AL
  8. 3:45 PM J.B. Pennington High SchoolTiger Marching Band - Blountsville, AL
  9. 4:00 PM Cordova High SchoolCordova Blue Devil Band - Cordova, AL
4:15 PM Dinner Break, 90 min
Class AAAA6 bands, first at 5:45 PM, last at 7:25 PM
  1. 5:45 PM Brewer High SchoolMarching Patriots - Somerville, AL
  2. 6:05 PM Lamar County High SchoolBand of Gold - Vernon, AL
  3. 6:25 PM Fairview High SchoolFairview Aggie Band - Cullman, AL
  4. 6:45 PM Priceville High SchoolPride of Priceville - Priceville, AL
  5. 7:05 PM West Point High SchoolWest Point Warrior Band - West Point, AL
  6. 7:25 PM Brooks High SchoolPride of the South - Killen, AL
Class AAAAA2 bands, first at 7:50 PM, last at 8:10 PM
  1. 7:50 PM Ardmore High SchoolPride of the State Line - Ardmore, AL
  2. 8:10 PM Hazel Green High SchoolTrojan Marching Band - Hazel Green, AL
Exhibitions2 exhibitions, first at 8:30 PM, last at 8:45 PM
  1. 8:30 PM Hanceville High SchoolHost bandPride of Hanceville - Hanceville, AL
  2. 8:45 PM UAB Marching BlazersGuest exhibition

Shoutouts

$2or 3 for $5

Say hi from the press box

Write it on your phone and the announcer reads it aloud.

  • Cash only, at the shoutout tent.

248 shoutouts so far · $465 raised

Send a shoutout

People’s Choice

Winner revealed

$1a vote

Getting around

Rough layout, not to scale

Open in Maps
Illustrative campus map of Hanceville High School and Ray Talley Stadium with numbered pins. The numbered list describes each spot. Commercial St Stadium St Stadium St Bulldog Ln Williams Ave High School Middle Elementary Gym Home Visitor East field 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Pin 1: Spectator entranceStadium St, at the north end of the stadium. Cash or Card.
  2. Pin 2: Spectator parkingTurn right off Commercial St. just before High School. From the south, take Stadium St north past the ball fields.
  3. Pin 3: ConcessionsUnder the home stands, west side.
  4. Pin 4: Vendors & foodInside the gate at the north end of the stadium.
  5. Pin 5: Cash tentNorth end of the home stands. Pay cash for shoutouts and People's Choice votes.

Concessions

6 stands on site

Concessions Hanceville Band Boosters

Home side under the Press Box. Cash or Card.

All proceeds go to the Pride of Hanceville

Hot Items

Domino's Slice$3
Domino's Whole Pizza$15
Hamburger$5
Cheeseburger$6
Hotdogs$3

Snacks

Popcorn$1
Nachos$4
Candy$2
Chips$1
Pickle$1
Boiled Peanuts$3

Drinks

Water$3
Soda (Coke products)$3
Powerade (Red & Blue)$3
Coffee$1
Hot Chocolate$1

The Round Table

Sparkling Sodas

Witch's Brew (caramel apple)$8
Sherbet Fizz (orange, vanilla, raspberry)$8
Cotton Candy Pop (cotton candy, vanilla, lavender)$8

Signature Sodas

Red Velvet (Dr Pepper, red velvet, sweet cream)$8
Blue Lagoon (Sprite, blue raspberry, sweet cream)$8
Lainey (Sprite, strawberry, peach)$8
Butterbeer (cream soda, caramel, butterscotch, sweet cream)$8
Dark Side (Dr Pepper, raspberry, coconut cream)$8
Dirty South (Red Bull, raspberry, vanilla)$11
Luau (Sprite, strawberry, mango, coconut cream)$8
Peach Ring (Sprite, peach, mango, vanilla, sweet cream)$8
Dirty Bull (Red Bull, blue raspberry, coconut)$11

Fruit Smashers

Old Fashioned (lemon and sugar, sugar-free available)$8
Lemon Drop (lemon, vanilla, sugar, sugar-free available)$8
Limeade (lime and sugar, sugar-free available)$8
Just Peachy (lemon, local peaches, sugar-free available)$8
Pina Colada (lemon, pina colada flavor)$8
Lemon Icebox Pie (lemon, vanilla, cream, sugar-free available)$8
Strawberry Lemon (lemon, real strawberry, sugar-free available)$8
The Sonic (lime and cherry)$8
Brazilian (lime and cream, sugar-free available)$8
Pool Water (blue raspberry, coconut water, lemon, sugar-free available)$8
Strawberry Shortcake (lemon, strawberry, vanilla, cream, sugar-free available)$8
Watermelon Sunshine (watermelon, lemon, coconut)$8
Wildflower (lemon, lavender, strawberry)$8
The Gulf (strawberry, mango, lemon, sugar-free available)$8
Strawberry Lime Pina Colada$8

Add-ons

Make It Energy (Red Bull or natural energy)$3

Fro'Z Shaved Ice

Shaved Ice

Banana$5
Birthday Cake$5
Blueberry$5
Blue Hawaiian$5
Blue Raspberry$5
Bubblegum$5
Cherry$5
Coconut$5
Cotton Candy$5
Grape$5
Green Apple$5
Lemon$5
Mango$5
Orange$5
Peach$5
Pickle$5
Pina Colada$5
Pineapple$5
Pink Lemonade$5
Root Beer$5
Strawberry$5
Tiger's Blood$5
Vanilla$5
Watermelon$5

Sugar-Free Shaved Ice

Sugar-Free Blue Raspberry$5
Sugar-Free Coconut$5
Sugar-Free Strawberry$5

Fro'Znade

Fro'Znade (add any flavor)$5

Free Toppings

Banana Cream
Coconut Cream
Vanilla Cream
Condensed Milk
Sour Spray

Sweet T's Treats Freeze Dried Candy

Freeze-Dried Candy

Rainbow Asteroids (Skittles)$8
Rainbow Sour Asteroids (Sour Skittles)$8
Rainbow Jolly Balls (Jolly Ranchers)$8
Rainbow Nerdy Blast (Nerds Clusters)$8
Rainbow Nerdy Blast Very Berry (Berry Nerds Clusters)$8
Fruit Logs (Fruit Roll-Ups)$8
Sour Fruit Logs (Sour Fruit Roll-Ups)$8
Bites of Honey (Bit-O-Honey)$8
Worms of Mars (Gummy Worms)$8
Rainbow Arches of Air (Airheads)$8
Lemon Balls (Lemonheads)$8
Red Hot Suns (Red Hots)$8
Candy Corn$8
Mini Rainbow Pillows (Mini Starburst)$8
Rainbow Sharks (Shark Gummies)$8
Blue Sharks (Blue Shark Gummies)$8
Crunchy Crocodile (Green Apple Crocodile Gummies)$8
Rainbow Tree Frogs (Tree Frog Gummies)$8
Green Frogs (Green Apple Gummies)$8
Celestial Rainbows (Chewy Spree)$8
Mini Rainbow Tarts Chewy Comets (Mini SweeTarts)$8
Sneaky Sneakers (Snickers)$8
Moose Tracks (Milk Duds)$8
Charlie's Chews (Charleston Chews)$8
Circus Nuts (Circus Peanuts)$8
Watermelon Drops (Watermelon Gummies)$8
Lemon Drops$8
Blue Raspberry Drops (Blue Raspberry Gummies)$8
Sour Flower (Sour Flower Gummies)$8
Strawberry Drops (Strawberry Gummies)$8
Strawberry Shortcake Delights (Strawberry Shortcake Gummies)$8
Chicken Feet (Fruit Punch Gummies)$8
Mini Fried Eggs (Tropical Gummy Eggs)$8
Bunch of Bananas (Banana Gummies)$8
Caramel Apple Bites (Caramel Apple Suckers)$8
Nerdy Dust Fun Dips (Nerds with Dipping Sucker)$8
Peach Ring of Saturn (Peach Rings)$8
Watermelon Ring (Watermelon Ring Gummies)$8
Green Apple Ring (Green Apple Ring Gummies)$8
Strawberry Ring (Strawberry Ring Gummies)$8
Cherry Rings (Cherry Ring Gummies)$8
Dreamy Orange (Orange Ring Gummies)$8
Darling Daisies (Vanilla Marshmallows)$8
Lucy's Charms (Lucky Charms Marshmallows)$8
Krispy Dream Donuts (Donut Marshmallows)$8
Cutie Cupcake (Cupcake Vanilla Marshmallows)$8
Sour Apple & Sour Peach Marshmallows$8
Rainbow Pearl Clouds (Haribo Berry Clouds)$8
Caramel Vanilla Creme (Werther's Vanilla Creme)$8
Sour Kids in the Corn Patch (Sour Patch Kids)$8
Banana Pudding Bites$8
Birthday Cake Bites$8
Cheesecake Bites$8
Sour Blue Razz Gushers$8
Cloud Cotton Candy Gushers$8
Pucker Green Apple Gushers$8

Saltwater Taffy

Strawberry Cheesecake
Banana
Key Lime Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Buttered Popcorn
Apple Pie
Blue Raspberry
Watermelon
Cotton Candy
Strawberry Banana
Peach
Green Apple
Pina Colada
Neapolitan
Butterfinger

Tropical Adventure Concessions

Booth V1.

FUNNEL CAKES

Funnel Cake$7
Chocolate Funnel Cake$8
Strawberry Funnel Cake$8
Caramel Funnel Cake$8
Loaded Funnel Cake$9
Fruity Pebbles Funnel Cake$9
S’mores Funnel Cake$9
Caramel Apple Funnel Cake$10

RIBBON FRIES

Ribbon Fries$7
Cheese & Chive Ribbon Fries$8
Bacon & Ranch Ribbon Fries$8
Loaded Ribbon Fries$10

SWEET TEAS

Sweet Tea$6
Blue Raspberry Tea$7
Cherry Tea$7
Peach Tea$7
Strawberry Tea$7

LEMONADES

Lemonade$6
Blue Raspberry Lemonade$7
Cherry Lemonade$7
Peach Lemonade$7
Strawberry Lemonade$7

WE ACCEPT

We accept cash and credit/debit cards.

Smokin Joe's BBQ LLC

Sandwiches & Fries

Regular Pulled Pork Sandwich & Fries$13
Cheeseburger & Fries$14
Joe Burger & Fries (Sauteéd onions, Angus patty, pepper jack)$14

Wraps & More

Pork Wrap & Fries$12

Loaded Favorites

Loaded Nachos$13
Loaded Fries$13

Chicken Options

3 Chicken Tender Strips & Fries$13

Other Favorites

Brat & Fries$11

Add-ons

Extra Sauce$1

On site

4 vendors this year

  • Booth V1

    Tropical Adventure Concessions

    Food

    Funnel Cakes, Ribbon Fries, Sweet Tea, and Lemonade.

    Menu
  • Booth V2

    Nfocus Video Productions

    Photo/Video

    Professonally edited and produced event video

  • Smokin Joe's BBQ LLC

    Food

    Loaded nachos, loaded fries, pork sandwiches, Pork Wraps, Hamburgers,

    Menu

  • AWB Apparel

    Apparel

    Event and novelty T-shirts, with custom sleeve transfers of your instrument and graduation year.