All new parents and students are invited to come hear more about what it means to be a Lancer. Members of the Lancer Parent Association (the band boosters) will also be present to connect with parents and talk about opportunities to volunteer and get involved.
Come check out what the Color Guard and Percussion sections have been working on through the winter and spring to keep themselves sharp and ready for The Uninvited in 2025!
The 2025 competition in Mankato will be the 33rd Thunder of Drums show presented by the Mankato Kiwanis Club.
Net proceeds from the show support Kiwanis youth projects including Kiwanis Camp Patterson on the shores of Lake Washington, which annually hosts more than 2,500 children during the camping season. Proceeds also support the '77 Lancers Marching Band.
Over 63,000 visitors have attended the Thunder of Drums during its 32-year run,
Come enjoy food and music at Mankato East High School. Come out and see the 77 Lancers as they present their 2025 show “The Uninvited” for the first time!
Come watch the Mankato 77 Lancers perform in a parade at the Minnesota State Fair. More details to come!
NEW LOCATION FOR 2025!!
Join the Lancers for a night of good food and good music!
More details to come!
Come watch a dozen marching band and color guard shows and cheer on your Mankato Area 77 Lancers!
Each year, on the first Saturday after Labor Day, Eastview hosts their marching festival.
The Eastview High School campus offers an ideal location for a marching festival with its vast acres of field space for warm-ups and close proximity to the performance site. There is plenty of parking for spectators and the early fall weather can't be beat.
Our goal is to give you the absolute BEST festival experience, whether that means offering you the best judges in the upper midwest to provide early season feedback, or if it means providing the best critique meal you've ever experienced. We will do our best for you!
Rosemont’s annual marching band festival is a Minnesota tradition. Come cheer on your Lancers and then watch them make letters on the hill! (if you know, you know)
Save the date, Saturday, September 20, and make the short drive to the closest high school marching band competition to Mankato. The Waseca Marching Classic is another great southern Minnesota tradition!
Coming off a Minnesota Class AA state championship in 2024, the Lancers are headed to their first ever regional field competition in 2025. Stay tuned for more details about this exciting opportunity!
Join us for a spectacular day of music and pageantry with over 30 bands, in beautiful U.S. Bank Stadium!
