The 6th Annual Big Cat Marching Invitational is hosted at the Jeffco Public Schools NAAC Stadium in Arvada on Saturday, October 4th, 2025.  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 2024 scores.  Finals run in reverse order by placement during prelims. 

RV is only be participating in prelims in 2025 since October 4th is also the day of the Homecoming dance.

Tentative RV Competition Day Schedule (TBD)

Students arrive at RV

Trailer Drivers arrive at RV

Props/Pit Volunteers arrive at NAAC Stadium

Hospitality Volunteers arrive at NAAC Stadium

Prelims Show

Drum Major Retreat (Prelims)

Students arrive back at RV

Parents to pick up students at RV

Ticketing Information

Tickets are available for advance purchase at https://lakewoodbigcat.square.site.

Tickets prices:

Adults: $14

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

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

Children 5 and under: FREE 

If you purchase tickets ahead of time - please have your emailed receipt ready and go to the wristband line at the ticket booth. This will help ensure quick confirmation and will help get your wristbands to your faster. 

Cash or credit cards only. 

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

Parking and Other Details (Previous season info - will be updated when we have current info)

For more information, visit https://sites.google.com/view/lakewoodhsmusic/big-cat-marching-invitational.