Preseason Dates

Updated Jan. 19, 2026

Band Camp 2026 Dates:

Aug. 3: Drum Majors, Graduate Assistants Report

Aug. 4: Band Leadership, KKPSI Report

Aug. 5: Battery, Front Ensemble, Color Guard, Twirler Report

Aug. 7: Full Band Report

Aug. 16: Last Day of Band Camp

Band Camp attendance and participation is a requirement for all members of the Marching Mountaineers.

Move-In is the same day as the first day of your band camp.

Newsletters to the Band:

Expect around June 15, 2026: Required Apparel

Expect around July 15, 2026: Band Newsletter

Important Season Dates

2026 Football Game Schedule:

• Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. Maine, Kidd-Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC (BAND DAY)

  • TBD Kickoff

• Saturday, Sept. 19 vs. UNC Charlotte, Kidd-Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

  • TBD Kickoff

• Rest of the season, TBD

Other performances:

• Sunday, Aug. 16 (Tentative Date): Marching Mountaineers Preview Show

• Saturday, Aug. 15 (Tentative Date): FanFest in KBS

• TBD, Homecoming Parade, Boone, NC

• TBD, Performance in Exhibition at HS Contest

• TBD, Marching Mountaineers in Concert in the Holmes Convocation Center