Three Fixed Times
The ticket office opens at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, 7 November 2026. The North and West gates open at 9:00 a.m. Performances start at 9:30 a.m. Those three clocks come from the stadium's own event page.
The stadium listing runs the day to 11:59 p.m. That window is 14 hours and 29 minutes from the first performance. The ticket office opens 105 minutes before the first band, and the gates open 30 minutes before it.
Buying a Ticket
Printed tickets are not used. Every ticket arrives as a mobile ticket on a phone, the phone shows it at the gate, and a purchased ticket is not returnable.
Admission is $30.00 for adults and $25.00 for students and children, before fees. Ticketmaster adds $7.75 per ticket and caps an order at 50 tickets. Two adults and two students pay $110.00 at face value, or $141.00 through Ticketmaster.
Three routes add no fee. The stadium ticket office sells in advance in person on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., by credit card with matching photo ID, and takes no cash or checks. Each participating band gets a limited-time group purchase through its director. The Southeast Ticket Office sells on the day at the listed price and opens at 7:45 a.m.
Only the Southeast Ticket Office opens on 7 November, and ISSMA advises buying in advance for that reason.
The Running Order Comes Later
The stadium event page hands the band timing to the organiser: "The time schedule of participating bands is located on the ISSMA website, www.issma.net."
ISSMA has posted no State Finals schedule. Its marching band page lists schedules for the Festival Class, the Scholastic Prelims and Open Invitational, and the Open Class Regionals, and it lists ticket information for the finals.
Plan the day loosely. The published clocks cover the morning, the band order arrives from ISSMA closer to the date, and ISSMA's 2025-2026 rule changes put the four Open Class championships in the order C, B, D, A.
The stadium's own event navigation places the finals between The R&B Tour and Colts vs Dallas Cowboys.
What the Gates Require
The NFL Clear Bag Policy applies at every gate. Children under three carried in arms enter free. The stadium is a cashless venue.
A coach books oversize parking through Denison Parking at (317) 916-1760, which the stadium's facility guide names for special parking needs. The guide counts 1,500 on-site surface spaces at the stadium and more than 9,400 around the stadium and convention centre.