36th annual Cardinal Classic

Important:

Dear Band Family,

I regret to inform you that our health department and school administration has recommended that we cancel our contest Saturday.  We’ve recently had some positive cases within our band family that led to this decision.  While we are incredibly disappointed at how events have unfolded, we are also mindful and deeply concerned about the health and safety of everyone involved.

I hope that everyone understands.

Sheldon House

36th Annual Cardinal Classic

October 31, 2020 - London, Kentucky

Welcome to the 36th annual Cardinal Classic. We hope to provide you and your band family and outstanding day of music
and marching arts pageantry. Enclosed you will find some preliminary information to help guide your through some of the initial
steps necessary to make your stay with us the most enjoyable one possible.
General Information

  • Each band will have 30-minute performance blocks to ensure you and your ensemble are social distanced from other groups.
  • There will be competition class, festival class, and virtual class.
  •  There will be awards for each band regardless of class.
  • Large staging areas will be provided for each band to eat, socialize, and prepared while social distancing from other groups.
  • There will be 5+ food vendors present to provide boxed lunch/dinner for your group at a reasonable price
  • Each band will be responsible for temperature checks and health screening of their students prior to arriving on campus
  • Students, staff, and spectators will be required to wear masks at all times while on the South Laurel campus (performers may
    remove masks to perform)
  • Tickets will be pre-sold to bands prior to being released to the general public. Bands will have an allotment of tickets based
    on estimates and size of group.
  • Awards ceremonies may be attended by each band’s field commander (or other designated person) plus the director. To
    alleviate congestion and ensure social distancing in the stadium, each band will be able to stream the awards ceremony from
    their staging area.
  • Concessions and other food items will be pre-packaged or approved by the local health department.
  • A live streaming service will be provided for those spectators who are not able to come to the event.
  • Spectators must be temperature checked prior to entry in the stadium. They must wear a mask at all times.
  • Plans are underway to provide a Halloween theme to the contest and to our overall event. Details to follow.