It's back! The 2026 edition of the Texas Marching Classic is right around the corner, and the lineup is absolutely jam-packed with some of the most talented high school marching band programs across the South.

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Eighteen ensembles will take the field on October 17th at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Austin, TX, and you can catch all the action LIVE on FloMarching!

To get prepped for all the excitement coming your way, here's everything you need to know about the competing ensembles competing at the Texas Marching Classic and their 2026 programs.

Continue to check back for updates as the bands release more information about their shows!

Cedar Ridge HS (Exhibition)

Show Title: Reinvent the Wheel

Program Description: 'They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. “Reinvent the Wheel” reminds us to find a new way to love what we do by giving us the opportunity to break it, reshape it, color it differently, and spin it anew."

Musical Selections Include:

• Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
• Pink Soldiers by Kim Sungsoo
• Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat, and Tears
• Wheel in the Sky by Journey

Hendrickson HS

Show Title: Thread of Fate

Program Description: TBA

Musical Selections Include:

• Cambridge 1963 by Jóhann Jóhannsson
• Rowing by Jóhann Jóhannsson
• Origins of Time by Jóhann Jóhannsson
• Into A Virtual World by Amin Bhatia
• Beats For Days Megamix by Youngblood Brass Band
• Root To Leaf by John Metcalfe

McNeil HS

Show Title: Allure

Program Description: "This show explores the powerful pull of color, beauty, and sensation. Inspired by the things that captivate and consume our attention, the production examines how attraction can shift from curiosity to indulgence, and eventually to excess.

Beginning with a quiet journey into the unknown, the ensemble is drawn into an increasingly rich and colorful world. What starts as excitement and beauty gradually intensifies, revealing how easily ALLURE can overwhelm." 

Musical Selections: TBA

Moe & Gene Johnson HS

 Show Title: Reach for the Sun

Program Description: "Every step beyond who you are is a step toward who you're capable of becoming!"

Musical Selections: TBA

Vandegrift HS

Show Title: The Persistence of Memory

Program Description: TBA

Musical Selections Include Work From:

• Andrew Markworth
• Steve Reich
• Peter Gabriel
• Joaquin Rodrigo
• Felix Mendelssohn

Vista Ridge HS

Show Title: To Us: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

Program Description: "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue..."

Musical Selections Include:

• Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn
• The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Where Is My Husband! by Raye
• Stand By Me as covered by Stephen Wilson Jr.
• Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli

Westwood HS

Show Title: Infinite Perspectives

Program Description: TBA

Musical Selections: TBA