Opelika’s marching band season gets its loudest kickoff of the year next week, when the Auburn University Marching Band bookends Band-O-Rama 2026 at Bulldog Stadium.
The showcase is set for Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Bulldog Stadium at Opelika High School. Gates open at 6 p.m., admission is free and concessions will be available.
Auburn opens the night at 6:45 p.m. with its pre-game show and closes it at 9:15 p.m. with its halftime program. In between, nine area high school bands take the field at 15-minute intervals, each performing a portion of the show it will carry through the fall competition season.
Band-O-Rama 2026 lineup
- 6:45 p.m. — Auburn University pre-game show
- 7:00 p.m. — Auburn High School
- 7:15 p.m. — Lee Scott Academy
- 7:30 p.m. — Central High School
- 7:45 p.m. — Beauregard High School
- 8:00 p.m. — Valley High School
- 8:15 p.m. — Loachapoka High School
- 8:30 p.m. — Smiths Station High School
- 8:45 p.m. — Eufaula High School
- 9:00 p.m. — Opelika High School Competition Band
- 9:15 p.m. — Auburn University halftime show
For many of the students on the field, it is the first public performance of the year — and for families, an early look at the shows they will be following from stadium to stadium into November.
Band-O-Rama 2026 — Tuesday, Aug. 25, Bulldog Stadium at Opelika High School. Gates 6 p.m., first performance 6:45 p.m. Free admission.
