Event Information

SCHEDULE (PDF)

(this is only a temporary placeholder - actual schedule is not yet available)

Admission

Morning Events - Parade, Jazz & Awards

Free.  There is no charge for any of the morning events.

Evening Events - Field Show & Awards

General Admission:  $15

Student / Military / Senior :  $10 with ID

Children 5 and under:  Free

This is a non-profit fund-raising event to support the music programs of our local schools.

Thank you for attending the event and supporting the bands - enjoy the performances!

Spectator Parking

Morning Events - Parade, Jazz & Awards

Parade route (Century Blvd between Mills Ave and Ham Ln) will be closed to vehicles.  All parking lots at Tokay High School will be closed and controlled for bus parking.  Spectators may park along Century Blvd west of Mills Ave, or along Ham Ln, or on neighboring streets as available.

Evening Events - Field Show & Awards

Parade route will be open to vehicles.  All parking lots at Tokay High School remain closed and controlled for bus parking.  Spectators may park along Century Blvd west of Ham Ln, or along Ham Ln, or on neighboring streets as available.

Spectator Etiquette

Morning Events - Parade, Jazz & Awards

Please do not enter the street within the competition zone.

Please only cross the street between bands outside the competition zone.

Evening Events - Field Show & Awards

Please do not enter the field... at all, ever.  Only band and auxiliary members, directors and assistants, and judges are allowed on the field.

Competition Categories

Parade

The marching Parade kick off the event.

Percussion

Percussion is another marching event.

Jazz

Jazz occurs simultaneously during the Parade.

Field Show

The Field Show is a full evening of music!

History

Lodi-Tokay Band Review Badge

The Grape Bowl Classic (GBC) that we know today began as the Lodi-Tokay Band Review (LTBR).

Bob and Helen Gross

In 1977, Bob Gross, then Band Director at Lodi High, organized the first event as a means to promote and support local music programs.

Host:  Lodi High School

Host:  Tokay High School

The original parade route ran along Elm St.  The current route is now along Stockton St.  The 2023 route is along Century Blvd between Mills Ave and Ham Ln.

Program Archive

1976  1977  1978  1979

1980  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989

1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999

2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009

2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019

2020  2021  2022

2010 and 2020 events were cancelled - no program available

(work is still ongoing to expand and complete this archive)