Fall 2025
August
23 SWMMEA Mini-Convention and Meeting - Webb City HS
September
6 HS Honor Choir Auditions - Carthage HS (Registrations due Aug 27th by 3 PM)
20 Carl Junction Marching Festival - Carl Junction HS
20 AppleFest - Marionville
27 Pride of the Ozarks Marching Festival - Ozark HS
27 Mountaineer Marching Festival - Mt. Vernon HS
27 Black Walnut Festival Parade - Stockton (Lineup at 1:00, Parade at 2:00)
October
4 Valhalla Marching Festival - Parkview HS
4 Pirate Power Classic - Pleasant Hope, MO
5-6 Midwest Trumpet Festival - Pittsburg State University
11 Ozarko Marching Festival - Missouri State
11 Pittsburg State Homecoming Parade - PSU
13 HS Honor Choir Rehearsal (6-9 PM) - Carthage HS
18 Maple Leaf Marching Festival - Carthage, MO
19 HS Honor Choir Rehearsal (2-5 PM) - Carthage HS
24 MSSU Fine and Performing Arts Discovery Day
25 HS Honor Choir Clinic and Performance - Neosho HS
25 MSSU Homecoming Parade
November
4 HS District Band/Jazz Band Auditions - Carthage HS
7-8 MSSU Middle and High School Honor Bands
11 7th and 8th Grade Honor Band Auditions - Joplin HS
14 PSU Music Major Test Drive - Pitt State
December
2 Holly Jolly Tubas - Pitt State
6 All-State Band/Jazz Band Auditions at Hickman High School
19 Verdigris Jazz Festival - Verdigris HS (Oklahoma)
Spring 2026
January
9 District Band/Conference Band Rehearsal - Joplin HS
10 District Band/Conference Band Rehearsal and Concert - Joplin HS
13 District Jazz Band Sectionals (6-8:30 PM) - Carl Junction HS
16 District Jazz Band Rehearsal (6-8:30 PM) - Neosho HS
17 District Jazz Band Clinic and Performance - Neosho HS
17 7th and 8th Grade Honor Band Clinic and Performance - Neosho HS
? District Honor Orchestra
28-31 MMEA In-Service Workshop
February
14 Parkview Jazz Festival - Parkview HS
16 Jazz at the Junction - Carl Junction
20 Pitt State Music Scholarship Audition Day
27 MSU Jazz Festival - Missouri State
28 Drury Jazz Festival - Drury University
28 Elementary/Junior High Honor Choir - Soaring Heights/Joplin East Middle School
March
2 District 7 Solo/Ensemble - Stockton HS (Register by 2/17)
3 Neosho Concert Band Festival - Neosho HS
6 Pittsburg State University Jazz Festival - Pittsburg State University
7 Webb City Show Choir Showcase - Webb City HS - Contact [email protected] for registration info
7 Elementary/Junior High Honor Choir SNOW MAKE UP DATE
13 District 4 Solo/Ensemble - Aurora HS (Register by 2/17)
25-26 High School Large Group Contest Prep - Missouri Southern
28 District 6 Solo/Ensemble (Instrumental/Vocal) - Webb City HS (Register by 2/24)
April
6 District 6 State Large Group (Band and Orchestra Class 4 and 5) - Webb City HS (Register by 2/24)
7 District 6 State Large Group (Band and Orchestra Class 1, 2, and 3) - Webb City HS (Register by 2/24)
8 District 6 State Large Group (All Vocal) - Webb City HS (Register by 2/24)
16 District 4 State Large Group (Instrumental) - Nixa HS (Register by 3/24)
17 District 4 State Large Group (Vocal) - Nixa HS (Register by 3/24)
17 District 7 State Large Group (Instrumental and Vocal) - Southwest Baptist University (Register by 3/17)
18 Mid-America Music Festival - Pittsburg State University
18 Neosho Jazz Festival (Jazzam) - Neosho HS
25 Nevada Music Festival
30 Group B State Solo/Ensemble Festival at the University of Missouri
May
1 Group C State Solo/Ensemble Festival at the University of Missouri
2 Group A State Solo/Ensemble Festival at the University of Missouri
Check your school's group letter here. https://www.mshsaa.org/resources/pdf/statessebyday.pdf
7 Four State Honor Band at Pittsburg State University
August
23 SWMMEA Mini-Convention and Meeting - Webb City HS
September
6 HS Honor Choir Auditions - Carthage HS (Registrations due Aug 27th by 3 PM)
20 Carl Junction Marching Festival - Carl Junction HS
20 AppleFest - Marionville
27 Pride of the Ozarks Marching Festival - Ozark HS
27 Mountaineer Marching Festival - Mt. Vernon HS
27 Black Walnut Festival Parade - Stockton (Lineup at 1:00, Parade at 2:00)
October
4 Valhalla Marching Festival - Parkview HS
4 Pirate Power Classic - Pleasant Hope, MO
5-6 Midwest Trumpet Festival - Pittsburg State University
11 Ozarko Marching Festival - Missouri State
11 Pittsburg State Homecoming Parade - PSU
13 HS Honor Choir Rehearsal (6-9 PM) - Carthage HS
18 Maple Leaf Marching Festival - Carthage, MO
19 HS Honor Choir Rehearsal (2-5 PM) - Carthage HS
24 MSSU Fine and Performing Arts Discovery Day
25 HS Honor Choir Clinic and Performance - Neosho HS
25 MSSU Homecoming Parade
November
4 HS District Band/Jazz Band Auditions - Carthage HS
7-8 MSSU Middle and High School Honor Bands
11 7th and 8th Grade Honor Band Auditions - Joplin HS
14 PSU Music Major Test Drive - Pitt State
December
2 Holly Jolly Tubas - Pitt State
6 All-State Band/Jazz Band Auditions at Hickman High School
19 Verdigris Jazz Festival - Verdigris HS (Oklahoma)
Spring 2026
January
9 District Band/Conference Band Rehearsal - Joplin HS
10 District Band/Conference Band Rehearsal and Concert - Joplin HS
13 District Jazz Band Sectionals (6-8:30 PM) - Carl Junction HS
16 District Jazz Band Rehearsal (6-8:30 PM) - Neosho HS
17 District Jazz Band Clinic and Performance - Neosho HS
17 7th and 8th Grade Honor Band Clinic and Performance - Neosho HS
? District Honor Orchestra
28-31 MMEA In-Service Workshop
February
14 Parkview Jazz Festival - Parkview HS
16 Jazz at the Junction - Carl Junction
20 Pitt State Music Scholarship Audition Day
27 MSU Jazz Festival - Missouri State
28 Drury Jazz Festival - Drury University
28 Elementary/Junior High Honor Choir - Soaring Heights/Joplin East Middle School
March
2 District 7 Solo/Ensemble - Stockton HS (Register by 2/17)
3 Neosho Concert Band Festival - Neosho HS
6 Pittsburg State University Jazz Festival - Pittsburg State University
7 Webb City Show Choir Showcase - Webb City HS - Contact [email protected] for registration info
7 Elementary/Junior High Honor Choir SNOW MAKE UP DATE
13 District 4 Solo/Ensemble - Aurora HS (Register by 2/17)
25-26 High School Large Group Contest Prep - Missouri Southern
28 District 6 Solo/Ensemble (Instrumental/Vocal) - Webb City HS (Register by 2/24)
April
6 District 6 State Large Group (Band and Orchestra Class 4 and 5) - Webb City HS (Register by 2/24)
7 District 6 State Large Group (Band and Orchestra Class 1, 2, and 3) - Webb City HS (Register by 2/24)
8 District 6 State Large Group (All Vocal) - Webb City HS (Register by 2/24)
16 District 4 State Large Group (Instrumental) - Nixa HS (Register by 3/24)
17 District 4 State Large Group (Vocal) - Nixa HS (Register by 3/24)
17 District 7 State Large Group (Instrumental and Vocal) - Southwest Baptist University (Register by 3/17)
18 Mid-America Music Festival - Pittsburg State University
18 Neosho Jazz Festival (Jazzam) - Neosho HS
25 Nevada Music Festival
30 Group B State Solo/Ensemble Festival at the University of Missouri
May
1 Group C State Solo/Ensemble Festival at the University of Missouri
2 Group A State Solo/Ensemble Festival at the University of Missouri
Check your school's group letter here. https://www.mshsaa.org/resources/pdf/statessebyday.pdf
7 Four State Honor Band at Pittsburg State University