Friday, October 17 - Saturday, October 18, 2025

Gainesville, FL

Registration has closed for this event.

All events include musicians, FVE and Gatorettes.

Please email gatorbandalumni@gmail.com with any questions.

REUNION SCHEDULE

Friday, October 17

• 10:30AM   Homecoming Parade Line Up and Float Decoration

Wear orange and blue and get ready to cheer while riding on or walking with the Alumni Band Homecoming float - we will follow behind the band in the parade! The float will arrive around 10:00AM.

Location: Museum Road & 13th Street

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The parade will start at the intersection of Museum Road and 13th Street. Parking may be available in Garage 4 (Museum and Newell) until 10:00am as roads will be closing for the parade. Enter bottom floor and you will have access to all floors and Newell. You can walk from there to the band float which will be in front of the Delta Gamma house (across from Beatty Towers). 

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• 12:00PM   Homecoming Parade 

Let’s help kick off UF Homecoming Weekend! Go Gators!

Following the parade, float participants will either walk back to campus (approx. 1 mile).  You can also plan to be picked up at the end of the parade route but please pay close attention to scheduled road closures.

Location: Parade Route​

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• 5:00PM    Donor and Scholarship Recipient Meet & Connect (by invitation only)

Special event for scholarship donors to connect with Gator Marching Band Scholarship recipients. Invitations were sent from the College of the Arts Development team. For questions regarding scholarships, please contact Charlotte Morse, Assistant Director Strategic Initiatives, College of the Arts morsec@ufl.edu.

Location: School of Music Atrium

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• 6:00PM    Check-in and Equipment Checkout

We are so excited you are here! Get your Reunion Weekend materials and either start warming up, reconnect with other alumni, or take your picture with Big Boom!

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Registration will be in the Rehearsal Hall on the bottom floor of Steinbrenner Band Hall. If you are borrowing a UF brass or percussion instrument, you can pick them up in the Rehearsal Hall. You must provide your own mouthpiece/sticks/mallets. FVE equipment will also be available for pick up at this time.

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Registration will shut down at 6:50PM so we can all make it to rehearsal on-time

Location: Steinbrenner Band Hall

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• 7:00PM    Evening Rehearsal for Musicians, FVE, and Gatorettes

Following rehearsal, all UF instruments and personal instruments (if desired), will be put on the truck to go to Gator Band Field for outdoor morning rehearsal

Location: Steinbrenner Band Hall
 

• Immediately Following    Post-Rehearsal Meet & Greet

An area at Ford's Garage has been reserved for Alumni Band members.  Food and beverage orders will be covered at your own expense. 

Location: Ford's Garage, 3650 SW 32nd CT, Suite 20

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Saturday, October 18

• 7:30AM    Check-in​

Paid parking may be available at the Transportation and Parking Building across Gale Lemerand Drive. Please pay attention to parking signs.

Instrument and equipment checkout will take place at the field and don’t worry, we will have coffee and donuts!

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As this is a classroom, only registered/ticketed GBAA members and ticketed guests will be allowed
within the fence on Gator Band Field. All other visitors may watch rehearsal from the boardwalk.

Location: Gator Band Field, 1237 Gale Lemerand

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• 8:00AM    Music & Field Rehearsal with Gator Marching Band ​

* Saturday morning rehearsal is MANDATORY as this is when everyone is assigned their spot on the field for halftime.

Section pictures will be taken immediately following rehearsal. Please listen for instructions on where your section will be located as the current Gator Band is on a tight game day schedule.

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Following rehearsal at the practice field, ALL INSTRUMENTS must be loaded onto the equipment truck; for easy identification, you will receive a colored tag to be placed on the cases of all personal instruments. No instruments will be allowed into the stadium. ​

Location: Gator Band Field, 1237 Gale Lemerand

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• 10:30AM    Alumni Tailgate

Brunch served to registered/ticketed GBAA members and ticketed guests – you will receive wristbands.

Big Boom will be available for photos!

Location: Alumni Band Pavilion, 1237 Gale Lemerand

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Before the Game Shuttles

For those needing a little extra help moving around campus, shuttles to the stadium will leave from the Gator Band Field parking lot and drop off at Stadium and Gale Lemerand (Reitz Union if needed). There will be two shuttle times at 12:30PM and 1:30PM.

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• 12:00PM    UFAA Tailgate

Gator Nation Tailgates offer a fantastic way for members of the University of Florida Alumni Association
(UFAA) to enjoy pre-game festivities. Tailgates are complimentary for anyone holding a current UFAA
Membership. Access your membership card through the Gator Nation App. Enjoy live music, face painting,
food and merchandise for purchase. Guest Policy: Life Members are permitted to bring two (2) complimentary
guests, while Annual Members can bring one (1) guest each. Children under 17 years old are free and
additional guests can join the fun for just $10 each per tailgate.

Location: Emerson Alumni Hall, 1938 W. University Avenue

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​Pre-Game Schedule:

• 2:00PM  Gator Walk - Current Gator Band (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – North Lawn)

• 2:45PM  Gates Open at stadium

• 3:30PM  Gator Band Alumni, be in your seats to cheer on the Gator Band during pre-game!

• 3:55PM  Gator Band Pregame Show (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium) 

• 4:15PM  Kick-off for Florida vs Mississippi State. You must have a ticket to the game (either in the Alumni Band block or elsewhere in the stadium) in order to participate in the halftime show

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No purses or backpacks are allowed, only clear bags. Approved Bags:

• Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags that do not exceed 12"x6"x12"

• A logo no larger than 4.5"x 3.4" can be displayed on one side of a permissible clear bag.

• A clear bag shall be clear from top-to-bottom and up to a 2” trim/border on the bag is generally acceptable.

• One-gallon clear, re-sealable plastic storage bag

• Small clutch bags no larger than 4.5"x 6.5", approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap

• Medically necessary items (after proper inspection)

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Halftime

Depart seats no later than 8:00 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. You must wear the wristband you received with your registration packet to access the field. You must wear the NEW official Gator orange Alumni Band polo shirt, khaki bottoms (shorts, skort, skirt, capris, or long pants), and closed toe shoes to march.

Retrieve instruments from the equipment truck and line-up outside of the South Endzone Tunnel (SEZ). After the visiting team clears the tunnel – Alumni Band enters field via SEZ tunnel, moves into place on the back sideline to perform halftime. Exit to the West sidelines.

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After the Game Shuttles

After the game, we will provide a shuttle back to Gator Band Field departing from the SW corner of the stadium (Stadium and Gale Lemerand) 30 minutes following the game (7:30PM).  The shuttle will loop back for a second run.  Please be patient, given game day traffic patterns, this may take 45 minutes to return to the after game pick up spot.

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After Halftime

Exit stadium through SEZ and return ALL instruments to the equipment truck unless you are not returning to the game after halftime. You must show your wristband to re-enter the stadium through Gate 9 & 12.

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Immediately following the game, the equipment truck will be parked at the Gator Band Field where you can retrieve your personally owned instruments. THE TRUCK WILL STAY AT THE FIELD FOR ONE HOUR AFTER THE END OF THE GAME. After that time, all items on the truck will be brought back to Steinbrenner Band Hall. 
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AFTER  you have picked up your instrument, we invite you to listen to the Gator Band in front of Turlington Hall – a fun way to say goodbye to friends and wait for the game day traffic to lighten up near campus.
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FAQs

Where do I get my tickets?
Tickets will be sent electronically. You will receive a direct email from FEVO Enterprise on how to accept your DIGITAL game tickets. Accept your tickets before Saturday! At registration prior to rehearsal on Friday or Saturday, you will receive your lanyard which will contain your wristbands – we will be available to help you troubleshoot. Please note, UPD requires that you have a wristband for access to the field for halftime.  

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Do I have to attend rehearsal both Friday and Saturday to be eligible to march?
We recognize that people have other obligations that may prevent them from attending the Friday evening rehearsal, so it is not mandatory that you participate on Friday.  The Saturday morning rehearsal, however, is MANDATORY as the marching rehearsal is when everyone is assigned their spot on the field for halftime. No spots will be held, so you must attend Saturday morning rehearsal to claim your spot in the halftime show. 

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What about parking?
Please use our suggestions for parking; beyond those words of advice, parking is like it always has been, every Gator for themselves. Do not park in service drives, disabled spaces, loading zones, “no parking” areas, bike lanes, sidewalks, grass areas or reserved spaces (unless otherwise posted).

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Will there be a shuttle?

We have secured a transportation shuttle for our alumni members who need a little extra assistance moving around campus.  Please look for the signs at our pick up point in the Gator Band Parking lot.  There will be two pick ups before the game at 12:30PM and 1:30PM where you will be dropped off at Stadium and Gale Lemerand (Reitz Union if needed).

Following the game, we will provide a shuttle back to Gator Band Field departing from the SW corner of the stadium (Stadium and Gale Lemerand) 30 minutes following the game (7:30PM).  The shuttle will loop back for a second run.  Please be patient, given game day traffic patterns, this may take 45 minutes-1 hour to return.

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Don’t forget the Florida sun – please be sure to bring water and sunscreen for outdoor rehearsal.

If you have any additional questions that weren’t answered here, please contact

gatorbandalumni@gmail.com