The Outback Bowl Festival

Tampa Bay, Florida
December 29th, 2010 - January 1st, 2011

Tampa Bay plays host to the Outback Bowl, one of the nations top rated college bowl games. The Outback Bowl is played in the new Raymond James Stadium on New Year's Day.

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The Outback Bowl Halftime Show. Produced exclusively by National Events.

A winner in the national television ratings, this event provides an exciting setting for the mass band halftime show to an audience of 65,000 people. Stay in Deluxe accommodations in Tampa such as the Hilton, Marriott, Doubletree, Sheraton Suites and Embassy Suites just to name a few.

The festival offers adjudication and clinics for concert, jazz, and marching bands. The winner of our field show band competition will be presented as part of the featured pre-game show entertainment.
Included in the National Outback Bowl Festival is participation in the Teco Energy Parade in historic Ybor City. Over 50,000 spectators line the streets to watch your band perform as part of this grand celebration. After marching in the parade, all festival participants head off to Busch Gardens for an awards ceremony, dinner and New Year's Celebration in the park.

Disneyworld, Universal Studios, and Cape Canaveral are less than an hour away from Tampa providing additional entertainment options which can easily be added to your custom tour. National Events can handle all you tour needs at a lower cost to you.

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Forms
Sample Itinerary
Festival Winners
Useful Links

Application Form

If your band would like to perform at the National Outback Bowl Festival, please complete the Official Application Form provided here.

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Site Inspection Form

National Events offers directors the opportunity to experience the bowl game before you travel.

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National Events can help build your group a customized itinerary for your bowl game experence.

Day 1

Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Arrive in Tampa Bay and meet your National Events Host. Day for optional activities	Lunch Options: Epcot & Disneyworld, Magic Music Days Parade (contact us for participation details) Kennedy Space Center, Univesal Studios, or the beach.	Dinner 8:00 p.m. Directors and Clinicians Reception at Raymond James Stadium O/N Tampa

Day 2

Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Breakfast Today is the National Outback Bowl Festival for Concert and Jazz Bands (adjudicated with written and taped comments).	Lunch Music Festival Continues	Dinner National Outback Bowl Field Show Competition O/N Tampa

Day 3

Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Breakfast 9:00am to 12:00pm Massed Band and Auxiliary Rehearsal	Lunch Afternoon free for Optional Activities until parade staging 4:00pm Parade Staging 5:30pm Parade begins (adjudicated with taped and written comments & on stage Clinic)	8:00pm Busch Gardens Awards Ceremony & Dinner Enjoy dinner and New Year's Eve in the Park O/N TAMPA

Day 4

Morning	Mid-Morning	Afternoon
Breakfast Hotel Check-out 8:00am Final Massed Band Rehearsal with Dance Team 9:15am Load busses and depart for Raymond James Stadium for Outback Bowl Game	10:30am Pre-game 11:00am Outback Bowl Massed Band Halftime Performance Nationally Televised (ESPN) Football Game	Thanks for joining us! Return home after the game, or extend your stay

Congratulations to the winners of the National Outback Bowl Festival!

Jazz Band Grand Champion: Carmel Catholic H S, Mundelein IL

Parade Grand Champion: Bob Jones H S, Madison AL

Field Show Grand Champion: Northmont H S, Clayton OH

Parade Bands

Class 1

First Place: Gordon Lee H S, Chickamauga, GA

Class 2

First Place: Kenton Ridge H S, Springfield, OH

Second Place: Providence Catholic H S, Lenox, IL

Third Place: Wyoming Area H S, Exeter, PA

Class 3

First Place: Bob Jones H S, Madison, AL

Second Place: Northmont H S, Clayton, OH

Third Place: Marion Harding H S, Marion OH

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Tampa Day CVB

Printable Outback Bowl Application

Printable Site Inspection Application

Outback Bowl Flyer

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Testimonials

Craig Cantrell - East Hall High School, Gainesville, GA
"Thank you so much for all your wonderful support through the entire experience of the Outback Bowl 2004. We really appreciate all the hard work and extra help you spent working with us during this trip. Because of your efforts, our students benefited from the entire experience and had a fantastic trip to Tampa. I look forward to working with you in the future!"
Sue Creager - North High School Band Boosters, Springfield, OH
"Thank you for the help with organizing our high school marching band to go to the Peach Bowl. Our Band had a great time and you enabled a small band to have a big half time experience. Parents and directors that helped plan and the chaperones were all impressed with your company's organization. I would highly recommend your company for future events!"
Don Wolfe - Marion Harding High School, Marion, OH
"I like the philosophy of National Events. My students enjoyed all the festival events, and they were never the same when they got home. They were a different group, a more mature group, and they were a group that was ready to work and improve."
Richard Rogers - West High School Band, Knoxville, TN
"I wanted to take this time to thank National Events for hosting my band in San Diego. Our trips with the West High School Band to the Holiday Bowl and related activities have all been enjoyed by my band students and the parents who chaperoned them."
Andrew Stoker - Brockport High School Band, Brockport, NY
"Thank you for all of the efforts and energies that went in to making the Brockport Band's recent trip to the Kentucky Music Festival a success. The arrangements that were made worked out very well, and the places were flexible with our occasional delays and/or early arrivals. Your attention to detail and accommodation of our requests, even the last minute ones, was outstanding."
Stephen L. Hand - Alfred M. Barbe High School, Lake Charles, LA
"Without a doubt, the National Events Presidential Inauguration Festival has been the highlight of my experiences. What sets National Events above most other festivals is that your primary objectives are musically oriented.I appreciated every personal detail directed toward our band and the chaperones. It is evident that the priority of National Events is Music education and the great unifying experience called performance."
Richard Lenz - Stevenson High School
"Our Choir has attended festivals with three different organizations, and by far, National Events was superior in service and quality."
Russ Nagel - East High Band, Sioux City, IA
"Thank you and your staff for another wonderful experience in San Diego. National Events is the best group I have ever worked with, and you and your staff continue to make the events better each time. My students and the parents traveling with us enjoyed so many of the performances. You helped make this a lifetime memory!"
Bucky Johnson - Georgia Tech University
"I am pleased to have been associated with National Events for many years. They are truly a leader in educational festivals. They provide a memorable experience for everyone involved by putting the needs of directors, students, and parents first. They are detail oriented and conduct business with a professional and caring attitude. National Events is a first class organization!"
Jim Gosnell - Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, IA
"Thanks for a special time in San Diego. I have taken groups on tour with several organizations and our recent trip to the Holiday Bowl is one of the finest I have experienced. We had a great time!!! "
John Sierakowski - Patty Sampson - Steve Orland - West Aurora Band Department
"Greetings from the West Aurora Band Department! We wanted to thank you for the amazing experience at the Chick-fil-A Bowl! The staff, chaperones, and the band had a great time exploring the different areas of Atlanta, marching in the parade, and in performing the Georgia Dome. All the events planned by National Events were perfect and ran with great expertise."

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