Sunday July 4, 2010 - Washington, D.C.

Participating High School Bands

Alpine High School Band - Texas	Hortonville High School Band - Wisconsin
Altmar-Parish Williamstown High School Band - New York	Lewisburg Area High School Band - Pennsylvania
Cedar Shoals High School Band - Georgia	Maiden High School Band - North Carolina
Colby High School Band - Kansas	Minerva High School Band - Ohio
Dublin High School Band - California	Peninsula HIgh School Band - Washington
Emporia High School Band - Kansas	Seattle All-City Band - Washington
F.L. Schlagle High School Band - Kansas	Spiro High School Band - Oklahoma
Franklin County High School Band - Tennessee	Springdale High School Band - Arkansas
Henry Sibley High School Band - Minnesota	Union Pines High School Band - North Carolina
Highland High School Band - Indiana	Wayne High School Band - Ohio

2010 National Independence Day Parade - Washington, D.C.

 

	Saturday – July 3, 2010
4:15am	Attendance at Torrington High School
4:30am	Load Busses
5:00am	Depart Torrington High School, Torrington, CT
12:00pm	Arrival in Washington, D.C.
	Meet your Parade Tour Managers, at Union Station Lunch on own at Union Station Afternoon sightseeing to include the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Building
3:00pm	Tour of the Capitol Building (timed reservation)
5:30pm	Check into Marriott Courtyard Pentagon South
7:00pm	Dinner at Magill’s Restaurant
	Evening walking tour of the Lincoln, Korean, and Vietnam Memorials
9:30pm	Return to hotel for evening
	Sunday – July 4, 2010
7:30am	Full American breakfast buffet at the hotel Your departure time today will depend on your scheduled Arrival Time in the Assembly Area Transfer to the parade staging area on the National Mall
12:00pm	Participate in the 2010 National Independence Day Parade on historic Constitution Ave. Torrington High School - New England Representative! Afternoon sightseeing of the Smithsonian Institute’s American History Natural History Museums
5:30pm	Dinner at the Fish Market
8:00pm	Attend “A Capitol Fourth celebration on the Capitol Lawn, featuring the National Symphony concert and invited guest artists (seating is not reserved but on a first come-first serve basis), followed by a grand finale fireworks display
10:30pm	Return to hotel for evening
	Monday – July 5, 2010
7:30am	Full American breakfast at the hotel
8:30am	Morning check-out and board motor coach
	Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery
10:15am	Tour of Arlington National Cemetery and participate in the special U.S Military Wreath Laying Ceremony at Tomb of the Unknown Visit Iwo Jima Memorial Lunch on own Afternoon sightseeing to include the Peterson House (where Lincoln died) and Embassy Row. As well, drive by the National Cathedral and through Georgetown
9:00pm	Arrive back at Torrington High School
	This is a flexible itinerary. Except for confirmed appointments and performances, the places of interest and the sequence of sightseeing might be changed if necessary or desirable. In the event of an unavoidable conflict in the performance and the sightseeing schedule, the concert schedule will prevail, and it may be necessary to exclude some sightseeing activities