×Members of the Hoover High School band perform during a football game between Hoover and Spain Park high schools on Aug. 29.

Music, precision and school spirit will take center stage in Hoover this October as the city and local high schools prepare to host two major marching band events, drawing talented performers and enthusiastic fans from across the state – the first hosted by Hoover High, and then a week later, by Spain Park High.

The month kicks off with the Hoover Invitational Marching Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium at 100 Ben Chapman Drive. Admission is $13 for adults, while children 5 and under get in free.

First held in 1978, the festival is the longest-running event at the Met and has grown into a staple of the fall marching season, according to

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