WATCH: USC Marching Band prepares for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade • WIS-TV

By Sam Shapiro, WIS-TV. Published: Oct. 26, 2024 at 1:40 PM EDT

The band’s 375 members and 35 faculty members and support staff will be traveling to New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

‘“An invitation to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the National Championship for Marching Bands and an incredible honor. This is the first time in the band’s 104 year history that it’s been invited and therefore not a normal line-item expense that we or any band anticipates. With transportation, housing, food and other expenses, the entire cost for 400 people is $650,000. We have raised about half of it so far, so time is of the essence! The students will be on the road for an entire week.” – Audra Vaz, The Assistant Dean for Advancement at the USC School of Music’

Help fund the Carolina Band - School of Music / University of South Carolina trip to New York City by donating to the University of South Carolina / Help the Carolina Band get to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

As of 2024-10-26 8:21 PM, they are $428,969, 66%, to their goal of $645,000. 1,488 Donors have donated so far. 33 days left

@RalphHightower: I played tenor sax in the Carolina in the early 70’s. I donated last year. Probably will donate again.