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Sousa's March Mania
 

 

32 MARCHES. 4 WEEKS. 1 CHAMPION.

THE MANIA BEGINS MARCH 2, 2026.

“The President’s Own” hosts its annual “Sousa’s March Mania,” a tournament pitting 32 musical marches against each other for voters to decide which one will be crowned the year’s champion march. Every weekday marches will compete head-to-head while our friends and fans vote for marches to advance in the tournament. This year the competition celebrates America 250! 

Use the menu below to navigate through March Mania resources.

2026 Champion Reveal

2026 Sousa's March Mania Results

CHAMPIONSHIP

Game 31:
Midway March: 9,236
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1,783

 

FIDELIS FOUR

 

Game 30:
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 5,615
American Salute: 3,149

Game 29:
Midway March: 4,073
National Emblem: 1,787

 

ENLISTED EIGHT

Game 25:
Midway March: 1,948
Hail to the Chief: 847

Game 26:
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 3,352
Glory of the Yankee Navy: 1,961

Game 27:
National Emblem: 3,405
Yankee Doodle: 1,824

Game 28:
American Salute: 3,778
Over There: 3,024

 

SOUSA'S SIXTEEN

Game 17:
Hail to the Chief: 4,337
The Liberty Bell: 3,211

Game 18:
Glory of the Yankee Navy: 5,691
George Washington Bicentennial: 1,658

Game 19:
National Emblem: 4,723
The Circus Bee: 2,226

Game 20:
American Salute: 3,881
Superman March: 2,930

Game 21:
Midway March: 1,882
Spirit of Independence: 1,017

Game 22:
Franklin D. Roosevelt March: 1,872
Cosmopolitan America: 995

Game 23:
Yankee Doodle: 2,193
Man of the Hour: 1,261

Game 24:
Over There: 1,817
Country Band March: 1,526

 
FIRST ROUND

Game 1:
The Liberty Bell: 5,674
The Chimes of Liberty: 3,050

Game 2:
George Washington Bicentennial: 4,327
Thomas Jefferson March: 3,694

Game 3:
The Circus Bee: 5,874
Barnum & Bailey's Favorite: 3,659

Game 4:
American Salute: 4,569
American Patrol: 4,469

Game 5:
Hail to the Chief: 3,709
Presidential Polonaise: 3,697

Game 6:
The Glory of the Yankee Navy: 4,335
Who's Who in Navy Blue: 2,690

Game 7:
National Emblem: 5,375
Invincible Eagle: 2,212

Game 8:
Superman March: 3,627
The National Game: 3,599

Game 9:
The Spirit of Independence: 2,917
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty: 2,315

Game 10:
Cosmopolitan America: 3,557
A Century of Progress: 1,396

Game 11:
Yankee Doodle: 4,360
You're A Grand Old Flag: 1,157

Game 12:
Country Band March: 3,120
From Maine to Oregon: 2,095

Game 13:
Midway March: 5,382
March from 1941: 4,463

Game 14:
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 6,949
Washington Grays: 2,610

Game 15:
The Man of the Hour: 4,851
Sons of Uncle Sam: 2,088

Game 16:
Over There: 5,261
Defenders of Freedom: 1,498

Sousa's march mania championSHIP

March 26 - Game 31

Franklin D. Roosevelt

VS

Midway March

2026 March Mania Playlist
 
Sousa's March Mania HALL OF FAME

Select an icon below to learn more about past champions of Sousa's March Mania. Winning marches are now retired from competition.

2014: Entry of the Boyares

2015: Valdres March

2016: The Stars and Stripes Forever

2017: Athletic Festival March

2018: Commando March

2019: The Stars and Stripes Forever

2020: Florentiner March

2021: Hands Across the Sea

2022: Wildcat March

2023: The Honored Dead

2024: Cyrus the Great

2025: The Marines' Hymn

2026: Midway March

   

 

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Besides “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, the Marine Corps offers opportunities for musicians through the Fleet Marine Band Program, with bands located in southern California, the Carolinas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Virginia, Italy, and Japan. A career with the Fleet Marine Bands will challenge, develop, and elevate your talent — while serving something bigger than yourself. 

Fleet Marine Band members attend Marine Corps Recruit Training and earn the title United States Marine. These musicians meet the same standards of discipline, physical fitness, and professionalism expected of every Marine while serving as musical ambassadors for the Marine Corps at national and international venues. 

Various ensembles embedded within each Fleet Marine Band include wind ensemble, ceremonial band, popular music group, brass band, brass quintet, woodwind quintet, and other chamber groups.

For more information on how you or one of your students can enlist into this program through the Musician Enlistment Option Program (MEOP), visit the Fleet Marine Band Program website.