Carolina Band Day 2026

Thank you for your interest in The Mighty Sound Experience – Carolina Band Day 2026, which will occur on Saturday, September 5 when the South Carolina football team takes on Kent State at 12:45 p.m. Registration is closed as we have reached capacity.

Ticket information:

• Participant tickets are $55
• Band Director/Staff/Chaperone tickets are $40
• Family + Guest tickets are $35

What’s included in the participant and Band Director/Staff/Chaperone tickets?

• A full game day with the Carolina Band
• Pre-game meal provided by Chick-fil-A
• Halftime on-field performance
• Replica Carolina band ballcap

Band directors must register participating students. Students/Parents may not register individually. Directors can bring their full band or as many students as would like to attend, with a minimum of four students required for registration/participation. Participating students must be accompanied by at least one director, staff member or parent chaperone. Parking information will be communicated with you after you sign up.

Check-in will begin at 6 a.m., with rehearsal beginning at 6:30 a.m. 

Due to parking spaces available, there are maximum of 2 passenger-car parking passes available to each school not traveling by bus.

For more information, contact the USC Band Office at uscbands@mozart.sc.edu or 803-777-4278.