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Where to
Catch Us

The IIOS performs at home and away games, parades, exhibitions and classics. Football dates set the calendar — the halftime is ours.

Performance & event calendar

The Season
Ahead

Every upcoming date the band is committed to, from today through the Yuletide season — football halftimes, travel dates, parades, competitions and community performances. Kickoff times come from JCSU Athletics; everything else comes from the band office. Dates are subject to revision.

SEP26
Band Car Wash · Fundraiser Care Ring · 1514 N. Graham St, Charlotte, NC — 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Community
OCT01
Drumline Performance Grand Bohemian Hotel · Charlotte, NC
Performance
OCT02
Garinger High School Football — Pregame Charlotte, NC — pregame performance
Performance
OCT03
Carver High School Band Competition Winston-Salem, NC — time to be announced
Competition
OCT04
Big HBCU Battle of the Bands Greensboro, NC — 4 p.m.
Marquee
OCT10
Home Game · Pink Game & Open House Irwin Belk Complex · Charlotte, NC — vs. Shaw University · kickoff 1 p.m.
Home · Halftime
OCT16
Carolina Ascent FC Game Charlotte, NC — 7:30 p.m.
Performance
OCT17
Homecoming · Parade & Halftime Irwin Belk Complex · Charlotte, NC — vs. Lincoln (Pa.) · parade 10 a.m., kickoff 2 p.m.
Marquee
OCT24
Fall Tour · Bowie State Homecoming Bowie, MD — at Bowie State · tour departs Oct. 22 · kickoff 2 p.m.
Travel
OCT31
Home Game · Military/Camo & Senior Day Irwin Belk Complex · Charlotte, NC — vs. Virginia State · kickoff 1 p.m.
Home · Halftime
NOV07
Commemorative Classic Salisbury, NC — at Livingstone, plus the Hopewell HS Band Competition · kickoff 2 p.m.
Marquee
NOV14
CIAA Championship Durham, NC — if the Golden Bulls advance · kickoff time to be announced
Marquee
NOV16
Men’s Basketball Game Charlotte, NC
Performance
NOV19
Basketball Doubleheader Charlotte, NC — halftime performance by Blue Satin
Performance
NOV21
Five Points Tree Lighting Charlotte, NC — 6–7 p.m.
Community
NOV25
Charlotte / Novant Health Thanksgiving Parade Charlotte, NC
Marquee
NOV27
Percussion Ensemble Yuletide Performance Northlake Mall · Charlotte, NC — 1–4 p.m.
Performance
DEC03
Burke County Holiday Parade Burke County, NC
Community
DEC05
Percussion Ensemble Yuletide Performance Concord Mills · Entrance #7, Concord, NC — 1–4 p.m.
Performance
DEC06
JCSU Annual Vespers Service University Choir · Charlotte, NC — 6 p.m.
Community

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October 2026

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November 2026

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An IIOS trombone player on the field

Want the IIOS
at Your Event?

The IIOS performs at parades, exhibitions, civic events and competitions throughout the year by request.

Request a Performance