Clarkston High School marching band hosts 30 bands from all over the state this Saturday, Oct. 20.
‘It’s probably the largest one we’ve ever had ? we’re at the maximum allowed,? said Mike Lewis, Clarkston High School marching band director.
Starting at noon, the Clarkston Marching Band Home Invitational will feature marching bands from all over southeast Michigan, competing in four flights. The Clarkston band will conclude the show, marching in exhibition at 9:30 p.m.
The band competes at area invitationals during September and October, working to qualify and compete at the State level at Ford Field in November.
‘We’re hopeful,? Lewis said. ‘Nothing is guaranteed, but we’re hoping.?
Admission to the Clarkston invitational, 6093 Flemings Lake Road, is $6.

Saturday, Oct. 20
12 p.m. Star Spangled Banner
Flight IV
12:15, Bad Axe
Flight III
12:30, Dearborn Crestwood;
12:45, Trenton;
1 p.m., Allegan;
1:15 p.m., Mt. Pleasant;
1:30 p.m., Linden;
1:45 p.m., Redford Thurston;
2 p.m., DeWitt;
2:15 p.m., Lakeshore – SCS;
2:30 p.m.,Gibraltar Carlson;
2:45 p.m., Hazel Park;
3 p.m., Farmington Harrison;
3:30 p.m., Awards
3:45-4:45 p.m., Dinner Break,
Flight II
5 p.m., Taylor Kennedy;
5:15 p.m., Avondale;
5:30 p.m., South Lyon;
5:45 p.m., Walled Lake Central;
6 p.m., L’Anse Creuse;
6:15 p.m. Milford;
6:30 p.m., Flushing;
6:45 p.m., Lakeland;
Flight I
7:15 p.m., Royal Oak;
7:30 p.m., Chippewa Valley;
7:45 p.m., Lake Orion;
8 p.m., Grand Blanc;
8:15 p.m., Plymouth Canton;
8:30 p.m., Novi;
8:45 p.m., Troy Athens;
9 p.m., Waterford Mott;
9:15 p.m., L’Anse Creuse North;
9:30 p.m., Clarkston.