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  • Music USA Festivals Orlando, FL

    Music USA Festival - Orlando: The premier adjudicated competition in Orlando, Music USA Festivals, welcomes performance groups of all types to the Universal Orlando Resort.

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  • Smoky Mountain Music Festival Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge

    Smoky Mountain Music Festival - Every year thousands of young musicians travel to Gatlinburg from across the country, elementary through high school aged, to compete in musical competitions of every variety during the Smoky Mountain Music Festival.

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  • Festival Disney 2020 - Walt Disney World - Orlando, FL

    Achieve performance excellence at the all-Disney-produced competitive music festival. Festival Disney 2020 gives your ensemble the chance to compete with other instrumental, vocal and auxiliary ensembles from schools across the country. Directors can choose competitive or non-competitive adjudication for their ensembles.

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  • Southern Star Music Festival Atlanta, GA

    Southern Star Music Festival - an annual musical competition for school bands and choral groups hosted in Atlanta, GA. The festival runs during several weekends in the spring and gives competitors the chance to play in front of a panel of judges and enjoy a weekend at Six Flags Over Georgia.

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  • Student Cruise

    Band, Choir, Dance Team, Drama Group, Class Cruise, Church Group, or a group of fun-loving adventure seekers, have never seen a better time to set sail aboard the “Fun Ships” of Carnival Cruise Lines!

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  • Alamo Showcase of Music San Antonio, TX

    San Antonio captures the "Big" spirit of Texas. It’s a modern city whose tradition, culture, heritage, and natural beauty combine into an exciting blend that provides extraordinary adventures. Rich in Texas history, the Alamo City is one of the most educational AND fun destinations for student groups.

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  • Disney Performing Arts - Walt Disney World

    Disney Performing Arts at Walt Disney World Orlando via the DISNEY PERFORMING ARTS Program. There's nothing more exciting, or more magical, than performing on a Disney stage, or marching in a Disney park, in front of an international audience.

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  • Ireland Student Travel & Tours

    Ireland School Trips - Experiencing the world is a privilege in places like Ireland. Dublin, Galway, Cork, Limerick, and Kilkenny provide historic value and culture unlike anyplace else. As the one national holiday that is celebrated in more countries around the world than any other, St. Patrick’s Day is the day when everyone wants to be Irish.

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  • Universal Studios Florida STARS Performance Program

    Universal Studios STARS Performance Program - Stress-free student travel to Universal Orlando Resort! Universal STARS Performance Program is the music performance program that puts your group in the heart of non-stop excitement and unparalleled entertainment.

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  • Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade 2021

    Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade: Marching Bands are a very integral part of any successful Thanksgiving Day Parade. The pageantry, music selections, colors, marching style, and auxiliary contributions, displayed by marching bands, help create a stunning presentation. This appealing presentation adds an unparalleled contribution to a parade.

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  • National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade

    Marching down Constitution Avenue in the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade along with a trip to Washington, D.C. provides great educational opportunities for marching band students. The 1-mile parade route travels along historic Constitution Avenue, beginning at 7th Street and ending at 17th Street. Along the way it passes the National Archives, the Department of Justice, Smithsonian Museums, the Washington Monument and the White House.

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  • Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade

    Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade in Chicago has delighted the area for more than 50 years as the official kick-off of the holiday season. The centerpiece of the day-long festival is the evening parade, and the lights on Michigan Avenue are literally illuminated block-by-block as the procession passes.

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  • Macy's Holiday Parade™ Universal Studios Florida®

    Universal's Holiday Parade Featuring Macy*s - Macy's Holiday Parade - The streets of Universal Studios Florida® come alive with balloons and floats beyond your imagination, marching bands - even Santa! There will be plenty of delicious treats to eat and drink and festive music everyone in your group will enjoy!

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  • Chicago Band Trips and Choir Trips

    Chicago is home to a multitude of student-friendly attractions, first-class museums, trendy shopping and delectable dining. Chicago offers more to see, do and experience than you and your group will ever imagine.

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  • New York City Band and Choir Trips

    New York City - from aircraft carriers to skyscrapers, from Broadway shows to sporting events, an unsurpassed skyline and unlimited unique shopping opportunities, New York is truly an unforgettable experience!

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  • Student Cruise

    Band, Choir, Dance Team, Drama Group, Class Cruise, Church Group, or a group of fun-loving adventure seekers, have never seen a better time to set sail aboard the “Fun Ships” of Carnival Cruise Lines!

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  • Atlanta Band Trips and Choir Trips

    School Band trips to Atlanta! Welcome to the “Capital of the new South!” With dozens of historical, performance, theme-park and cultural attractions, the possibilities are endless in this city with southern hospitality. Whether your group wants to perform for the public or focus on the Civil War, Civil Rights, Business or just have a good time, Atlanta has it all.

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  • Memphis Band and Choir Trips

    Memphis Student Band & Choir Trips: Educational opportunities, unique performances venues and transformative cultural experiences abound in Memphis.

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  • Washington DC Band and Choir Trips

    Educational Performance Tours - Washington, DC, our nation’s capital, is not only the best place to learn about our nation’s history but is where history truly comes alive. Take your Band, Choir or Orchestra trip to DC and perform in historical settings.

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  • Hawaii Band Trips and Choir Trips

    Hawaii School Trips - The tropical islands of the South Pacific are a destination most people only dream of visiting someday. Some folks wait their entire lives to reward themselves with a trip to Hawaii. Group Travel Network can help you and your marvelous musicians travel to this exotic destination TODAY!

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  • San Antonio Band & Choir Trips

    San Antonio is a modern city whose tradition, culture, heritage, and natural beauty combine into an exciting blend that provides extraordinary adventures. Rich in Texas history, the Alamo City is one of the most educational AND performance friendly destinations for student groups.

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  • GTN Speaker Series

    Hear from experts in the fields of music, art, education, travel, lifestyle, and more. The GTN speaker series allows groups and individuals alike, unique access into the minds of industry leaders. Speaker events will be accessible via online platforms to allow access during social distancing.

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  • Chicago Band Trips and Choir Trips

    Chicago is home to a multitude of student-friendly attractions, first-class museums, trendy shopping and delectable dining. Chicago offers more to see, do and experience than you and your group will ever imagine.

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  • New York City Band and Choir Trips

    New York City - from aircraft carriers to skyscrapers, from Broadway shows to sporting events, an unsurpassed skyline and unlimited unique shopping opportunities, New York is truly an unforgettable experience!

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  • Student Cruise

    Band, Choir, Dance Team, Drama Group, Class Cruise, Church Group, or a group of fun-loving adventure seekers, have never seen a better time to set sail aboard the “Fun Ships” of Carnival Cruise Lines!

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  • Atlanta Band Trips and Choir Trips

    School Band trips to Atlanta! Welcome to the “Capital of the new South!” With dozens of historical, performance, theme-park and cultural attractions, the possibilities are endless in this city with southern hospitality. Whether your group wants to perform for the public or focus on the Civil War, Civil Rights, Business or just have a good time, Atlanta has it all.

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  • Memphis Band and Choir Trips

    Memphis Student Band & Choir Trips: Educational opportunities, unique performances venues and transformative cultural experiences abound in Memphis.

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  • Washington DC Band and Choir Trips

    Educational Performance Tours - Washington, DC, our nation’s capital, is not only the best place to learn about our nation’s history but is where history truly comes alive. Take your Band, Choir or Orchestra trip to DC and perform in historical settings.

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  • Hawaii Band Trips and Choir Trips

    Hawaii School Trips - The tropical islands of the South Pacific are a destination most people only dream of visiting someday. Some folks wait their entire lives to reward themselves with a trip to Hawaii. Group Travel Network can help you and your marvelous musicians travel to this exotic destination TODAY!

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  • San Antonio Band & Choir Trips

    San Antonio is a modern city whose tradition, culture, heritage, and natural beauty combine into an exciting blend that provides extraordinary adventures. Rich in Texas history, the Alamo City is one of the most educational AND performance friendly destinations for student groups.

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Marching Band, Vocal Groups & Dance Teams Trust Group Travel Network

Where do YOU want to play and who do you want to watch? A successful performance includes many important components and that includes your audience! From adjudicated competitions to fun performance opportunities in world-famous venues, intimate festivals to televised parades, nobody beats our student travel agency. Whether planning a marching band trip, choral festival, dance or cheer competition, we have the experience and industry relationships to send you to amazing places at competitive pricing.

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Our Group Travel Agency Helps You Put On Your Best Performance

Live performances before huge crowds can be stressful. That’s where our youth travel experience comes in. With over 60+ years of experience creating memories for students at the most incredible performance venues, we’ll prepare you for what to expect so you can relax and enjoy the travel experience.

National Parades, Local Parades, Competitive Parades & More

Competition to march at the most famous parades is fierce. The itineraries can be tight. You need an experienced student travel planner at your side. We’ve been there. We know the challenges and opportunities of each parade. Some of our team members know these parade routes better than their routes to work. We use our decades of industry experience, great vendor relationships, and bulk buyer discounts to deliver amazing marching band parade opportunities at the best prices. We feature a stellar record of getting bands accepted into all of the largest parades and we march along with you, every step of the way!

Adjudicated Performing Group Travel Opportunities

Ask about our track record of getting student performance groups like yours into the most popular adjudicated competitions. These judged competitions include Orlando’s Music USA Festivals, Festival Disney or OrlandoFest, Gatlinburg Tennessee’s Smoky Mountain Music Festival, the Southern Star Music Festival in Atlanta, Dixie Classics and many other opportunities.

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