File Photo Parkersburg South High School performs in October 2021 at the third Parkersburg South Marching Band Invitational at the Erickson All-Sports Facility. This year’s festival and two others hosted by Parkersburg High School and Marietta High School are this weekend. (File Photo)

PARKERSBURG — Three band festivals will be held this weekend in Marietta and Parkersburg.

The annual Band-O-Rama hosted by the Marietta High School Wall of Sound will be held 5 p.m. Saturday at Don Drumm Stadium in Marietta.

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Participating bands and their schedules are:

¯ 5 p.m., Union Local Marching Jets

5:15 p.m., Morgan High School Marching Band

¯ 5:30 p.m., Indian Valley Marching Braves

¯ 5:45 p.m., Meigs Marauder Band

¯ 6 p.m., St. Clairsville High School

¯ 7 p.m., Belpre High School Marching Band

¯ 7:15 p.m., Crooksville High School

¯ 7:30 p.m., Fort Frye Marching Cadets

¯ 8 p.m., Tri-Valley Marching Band

¯ 8:15 p.m., Lexington High School Band

¯ 8:30 p.m., Point Pleasant High School

¯ 8:45 p.m., Lancaster High School Marching Band

¯ 9 p.m., Licking Heights Marching Band

¯ 9:30 p.m., Marietta Wall of Sound

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Bands begin performing at 10 a.m. at the Parkersburg South High School Invitational at the Erickson All Sports Facility.

ROTC will present the colors and the Chamber Choir will sing the national anthem at 9:45 a.m.

The schedule is:

Class Red

¯ 10 a.m., Capital High School

¯ 10:15 a.m., Webster County High School

¯ 10: 30 a.m., St. Marys High School

¯ 10:45 a.m., Magnolia High School

¯ 11 a.m., Paden City High School

Class White

¯ 11:15 a.m., Liberty High School

¯ 11:30 a.m., Wirt County High School

¯ 11:45 a.m., Parkersburg High School

¯ Noon, Williamstown High School

¯ 12:15-12:55 p.m., judges break

Class Blue

¯ 1 p.m., Richwood High School

¯ 1:15 p.m., Robert C. Byrd High School

¯ 1:30 p.m., Ripley High School

¯ 1:45 p.m., exhibition, Parkersburg South High School

¯ 2 p.m., field commander line up for Parade of Bands

¯ 2:45 p.m., awards ceremony

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The 2023 Jim Kessel Invitational at Parkersburg High School is Saturday afternoon.

The lineup and schedule is:

¯ 3:50 p.m., welcome and national anthem

Group D (out of class)

¯ 4 p.m., Webster County High School

Group C

¯ 4:15 p.m., Parkersburg High School, Exhibition

¯ 4:30 p.m., Wahama High School

¯ 4:45 p.m., Wirt County High School

¯ 5 p.m., Liberty Harrison

¯ 5:15 p.m., Williamstown High School

¯ 5:30 p.m., Paden City High School

¯ 5:45 p.m., Tyler County High School

¯ 6-6:29 p.m., break

Group D

¯ 6:30 p.m., Liberty High School

¯ 6:45 p.m., Independence High School

¯ 7 p.m., Hurricane High School

¯ 7:15 p.m., St. Marys High School

¯ 7:30 p.m., North Marion High School

¯ 7:45 p.m., Bluefield High School

¯ 8-8:15 p.m., break

Group B

¯ 8:15 p.m., Greenbrier East High School

¯ 8:30 p.m., Robert C. Byrd High School

¯ 8:45 p.m., Ripley High School

Group A

¯ 9 p.m., Richwood High School

¯ 9:15 p.m., Parkersburg South High School

¯ 9:30 p.m., exhibition, Glenville State University

¯ 9:45 p.m., awards