The 2026 competition in Mankato will be the 34th 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 65,000 visitors have attended the Thunder of Drums during its 33-year run.

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Reach out to volunteer@77lancers.com with any questions.

Come enjoy food and music at Mankato East High School. Come out and see the 77 Lancers as they present their 2026 music show for the first time!

More info to come!

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Come watch the Mankato 77 Lancers perform in the parade at the Minnesota State Fair.

We will need volunteers to chaperone the kids on the bus, and walk along with the parade with waters in case the kids need it,. If you sign up as a chaperone, you will receive free admission to the fair! Check back soon for the link to sign up!

Reach out to volunteer@77lancers.com with any questions.

We’ll be back at ISG Field again in 2026!

Join the Lancers for a night of good food and good music!

More details to come!

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Come watch a dozen marching band and color guard shows and cheer on your Mankato Area 77 Lancers!

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Note: signups are for both Eden Prairie and Eastview.  If you can only make it to one of the competitions, please don't hesitate to reach out to help us coordinate additional help.

Email volunteer@77lancers.com with any questions.

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!

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Note: signups are for both Eden Prairie and Eastview.  If you can only make it to one of the competitions, please don't hesitate to reach out to help us coordinate additional help.

Email volunteer@77lancers.com with any questions.

Check back soon for volunteer opportunities!

Email volunteer@77lancers.com with any questions.

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).

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Check back soon for volunteer opportunities!
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Save the date, Saturday, September 26, for a new marching band competition that the Lancers have not performed at before. You won’t want to miss this one!!

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Join us for a spectacular day of music and pageantry with over 30 bands, in beautiful U.S. Bank Stadium!

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Check back soon for volunteer opportunities!
Email volunteer@77lancers.com with any questions.

Join us for a final concert indoors at beautiful Bresnan Arena on the campus of Minnesota State University - Mankato. The students will be performing several musical pieces as we celebrate them one last time for the 2026 season.

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We will have a Lancer merchandise table set up, so it’s a great opportunity to get some early holiday shopping done! We are able to accept cash at the merchandise table

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Email volunteer@77lancers.com with any questions.

Every year we come together to have a “band”quet at the end of the season to celebrate the success of the students. This event is attended by the students and their immediate family.

Come help celebrate an incredibly successful season as we look back on all they accomplished, and distribute the end of season awards.

Parents, please join us to help elect new Lancer Parent Association (LPA) board members for the next 3-year term. This event serves as an annual meeting of the LPA.