The Lake Charles Toyota Gulf Coast Marching Band Championship will be October 25, 2025. Last year had over 20 bands registered.
Schedule TBA
Admission at the gate is $10 or $5 for children & 12 under.
The Lake Charles Toyota Gulf Coast Marching Band Championship (formerly the "Showdown at Sundown") is hosted each year in October by the McNeese State University Cowboy Marching Band. This Saturday high school marching band festival is held in the beautiful Cowboy Stadium on the McNeese campus.
This is a festival/competitive format, with bands receiving both ratings (music, visual, GE, color guard, percussion, & overall band) and competitive scoring within captions and classes. Trophies are awarded for:
General Participation Plaque
Superior Rating in each caption (Music, Visual, GE, Perc, Guard)
High Music, Visual, GE, Percussion, & Guard within classes
High Music, Visual, GE, Percussion & Guard overall
Top 3 scoring band in each class
Top 5 overall scoring bands
Band Classifications are based on the total number of marching winds + marching percussion:
A - 1-40
2A- 41-80
3A- 81-120
4A- 121+
Entry Fee: $275
RSVP to tpardue@mcneese.edu to secure a performance slot. Register your band HERE.
2025 LCTGCMBC Judges
Music -
Visual -
General Effect -
Percussion -
Guard -