Lakewood Marching Festival (formerly Big Cat)

The 7th Annual Lakewood Marching Festival (formerly Big Cat) is hosted at the Jeffco Public Schools NAAC Stadium in Arvada on Saturday, October 3, 2026.  This festival hosts up to 21 bands in preliminary competition and 12 bands for finals competition.  This is a CBA Sanctioned Festival and follows all CBA rules and guidelines.  Preliminary performance seeding is based on 2025 scores.  Finals run in reverse order by placement during prelims. 

TENTATIVE RV Competition Day Schedule:

Time TBD: Students arrive at RV

Time TBD: Drop off food donations at RV

Time TBD: Pit/Props Volunteers and Uniform/Water Helpers arrive at NAAC Stadium

Time TBD: Prelims Performance 

Time TBD: Lunch

Time TBD: Finals Performance 

Time TBD: Drum Major Retreat

Time TBD: Students arrive back at RV

Time TBD: Parents to pick up students at RV

Ticketing Information (previous season info, but should be similar for this year):

Tickets are available for advance purchase through Square. Tickets will also be available for sale at the gate. Cash and credit cards only. You can purchase advance tickets HERE. If you buy tickets in advance, please have your emailed receipt ready and proceed to the wristband line at the ticket booth. This will help ensure quick confirmation and will help get your wristbands to you faster. 

Ticket pricing is as follows (Prelims only):

Adults: $14

Children/Students (18 years of age or younger): $8

Seniors (65 years of age or older): $8

Children 5 and under: FREE 

Per CBA Rules, pit crew and prop volunteers will be required to have a Field Pass wristband for prelims/finals to enter the field and will be admitted to the FIELD ONLY. Pit crew and prop volunteers will not be admitted to the stands without a purchased attendance wristband.

Competition Schedule (previous season info):

Parking and Other Details (previous season info, but should be similar for this year):

• Spectator parking is in the gravel lot west of the stadium.

• Concessions will be available. ONLY cash payments are accepted.

• There will be a festival merchandise table. Cash and credit card payments are accepted.

Detailed Maps for Pit/Props and Uniform Helpers (previous season info, but should be similar for this year: