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EAST LAKE SILVER SOUND
The 22nd Annual

The East Lake
Classic

SAT · OCT 17 · 2026

An FMBC regional marching band invitational, hosted by East Lake in Tarpon Springs. Friendly, well-organized, and famously known as "the competition with the bake sale."

Register Your Band → Volunteer →
Just want to come watch? Tickets →
22
Years Running
5
FMBC Classes
FBA
Sanctioned
FREE
Parking + Aerial Video
Date
Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Location
East Lake High School
Tarpon Springs, FL
Format
FMBC regional invitational
Classes 1A – 5A
For Directors
$150 registration
Bands and schedule TBA
Director registration is open · field announced as bands confirm Register your band →
— About the Classic

More than a competition. A Saturday in Tarpon Springs.

The East Lake Classic is the Silver Sound's annual host event — an FMBC regional marching band invitational that's run for twenty-two consecutive years. It's the boosters' largest single-day fundraiser and the reason the program's fair-share fees stay reasonable for every East Lake family.

We host bands from across Pinellas County and beyond — Class 1A through 5A under FMBC sizing rules. Past fields have brought programs from Tampa, Tallahassee, Davenport, and farther afield. Every band gets a real adjudication, a printed program, an aerial video of their performance, and the kind of friendly, well-run hospitality that has earned the Classic a reputation directors actually look forward to.

And then there's the bake sale. We're known as "the competition with the bake sale" — band families turn out a serious spread of homemade goods alongside a full concession stand, and proceeds keep instructors employed, instruments repaired, and the program running through the next year. It's a homegrown event, well-organized, and the kind of community Saturday people remember.

— Tickets & Admission

All-day pass. Any seat.

A single ticket gets you all-day access to every class. Free parking. Cards accepted at the booth.

General Admission
$20

All-day access, all classes. The standard adult ticket.

Students K–12
$15

Bring a school ID. K–12 students from any school qualify.

Under 5
Free

Always free — no ticket needed.

Parking is free. Credit cards accepted at the ticket booth and main concession stand.
Buy at the gate → Buy online (placeholder) →
For the safety of all students, directors, volunteers, and visitors, no one without the appropriate wristbands will be allowed in any restricted areas.
— Band Directors

Bring your band to the Classic.

Director registration is open for the 2026 Classic. Reach out for a registration packet, class confirmation, and the host-side info you'll need to plan the day.

Registration

$150
2026 deadline announced soon

Email Carolina Jantac, our Booster President and Event Coordinator, to request the registration packet, confirm your class, and arrange payment.

Or talk logistics with our Classic Coordinator, Amy Thacker:

Payment assistance:

Classes & Divisions

EX Class Exhibition w/ Adjudication non-comp
1A Small programs 1–50
2A Mid-small programs 51–70
3A Mid programs 71–90
4A Mid-large programs 91–120
5A Large programs 121+

All students on the field count: winds, percussion, auxiliary, color guard, and drum majors.

What's Included with Registration

  • One complimentary printed program with your registration packet
  • Aerial digital video recording of your band's performance (no audio)
  • Adjudication by a working FBA-style panel — music, visual, percussion, and auxiliary captions
  • One volunteer wristband per ten band members; additional wristbands available for purchase
  • Lunch and dinner pre-order option for chaperones, staff, and students

Programs go to the printer 14 days prior to the event. Submit your band info early — director name, staff, drum majors, officers, show name, and program accomplishments — so it lands in the printed book.

What to expect on the day

Buses unload at the band entrance with a scheduled warm-up window for each program. Hospitality, judges' lounge, and student lounge are all on-site. Awards run at the close of the day. Specific run-of-show is published two weeks before the event once the field is finalized.

Who you'll work with

Carolina Jantac handles registration and the booster-side coordination. Amy Thacker is your Classic Coordinator on day-of logistics. Mr. Black runs the music side and is reachable directly for questions about the venue or scheduling.

Why directors come back

Twenty-two years of running this event has taught us a few things. We start on time. We feed your kids. The judges sheets are detailed. The hospitality is real. And the bake sale is genuinely good.

— Volunteer

"The show with the bake sale."

If you can only volunteer one day this year, this is the day. Wristband checkpoints, concessions, parking, hospitality — everyone has a role.

Volunteer day-of

Concessions, gates, water, hospitality, bake sale.

Sign Up →

Plan ahead

Sponsorships, program, judges' lounge, vendor coordination.

Pre-event roles →

Bake something

Drop a tray at the bake sale table the morning of. Family recipes welcome.

Sign up to bake →
— Past Classics

Twenty-two years. And counting.

Past Classic programs and recap photos.

2025
View program (PDF) →
2024
View program (PDF) →
2023
View program (PDF) →
2022
View program (PDF) →
2021
View program (PDF) →
2020
Canceled (COVID-19)
2019
View program (PDF) →
2018
View program (PDF) →
2017
View program (PDF) →
2024 Recap — Show Band: The Jonathan Gibbs HS. Tarpon Springs HS won 5A; Land O'Lakes HS placed 5A runner-up.
— Contacts

Talk to a person.

Mr. Black

Director of Bands
BlackI@PCSB.org

Carolina Jantac

Booster President + Event Coordinator
President@EastLakeBand.com

Amy Thacker

Classic Coordinator
Classic@EastLakeBand.com

Pam Bert

Director's Assistant
DirectorAssistant@EastLakeBand.com
East Lake High School · 1300 Silver Eagle Drive · Tarpon Springs, FL 34688 · 727.942.5419

Saturday, October 17, at the stadium.

Twenty-two years of bands, bake sales, and Saturday afternoons in Tarpon Springs. Bring your band. Bring your family. We'll save you a seat — and a brownie.

Register Your Band → Volunteer →

Just coming to watch? Tickets & admission →

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