ESPN Events will present the third annual Red Lobster Band of the Year National Championship, a prestigious competition featuring the nation’s top marching bands from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The event will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN+ in advance of the 2025 Cricket Celebration Bowl – the HBCU Football National Championship game between the champions of the MEAC and SWAC conferences.

The Red Lobster Band of the Year will feature the top two marching bands from both Division I and Division II conference levels along with Metro Atlanta High School bands – demonstrating excellence in musicianship, originality, precision and showmanship – competing for the title of Band of the Year. T

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