Society & Culture
An interview with Ken Martinson about the Vikingland Band Festival and the Minnesota Drum Corps Premiere. The Midwest's finest high school marching bands gather in Alexandria for the Vikingland Band Festival parade marching championship. Summer parade bands are at their peak in late June and they pull out all the stops as they perform on the city’s extra-wide main street. Eight different bands have claimed the Grand Champion title in the Festival's 31-year history. Join us to see who rises to the top in 2016! Vikingland Band Festival Parade Marching Championship Sunday, June 26, 2016 1:30 PM Downtown Alexandria, MN