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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.

first round

 

March 6 - Game 9

The Spirit of Independence

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Hail to the Spirit of Liberty

 

March 6 - Game 10

A Century of Progress

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Cosmopolitan America

 

March 9 - Game 11

Yankee Doodle

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You're A Grand Old Flag

 

March 9 - Game 12

From Maine to Oregon

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Country Band March

 

March 10 - Game 13

Midway March

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March from 1941

 

March 10 - Game 14

Washington Grays

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Franklin D. Roosevelt March

 

March 11 - Game 15

The Man of the Hour

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Sons of Uncle Sam

 

March 11 - Game 16

Over There

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Defenders of Freedom

 

 

2026 Sousa's March Mania Results

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

 

2026 March Mania Playlist
 

2025 Champion Reveal

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

Fleet Marine Band Program Graphic of Musicians

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.